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Mojave Dalia, Fremont's Indigobush, Fremont's Dalea
Psorothamnus fremontii
For most of the year, Fremont's Dalea (Psorothamnus fremontii) is a leafless, bone-white, many branched, mid-sized, tortured-looking shrub (like it had been stomped on and twisted up). During the spring, however, the plant makes up for it by putting on many pinnately compound leaves and big showy displays of brilliant violet-blue pea flowers. The sculptural quality and white bark make this shrub attractive all year. Pairing it with plants that are green, glabrous and have yellow or orange flowers will enhance its character. Fremont's Dalea is a fairly common component of dry hillsides and bajadas in the Upper Sonoran (Mojave Desert Scrub) life zone and seems to do well on thin soils overlying caliche.
- Plant type: Perennial
- Water requirement: Low
- Sun exposure: Full
- Height range: 3 Feet
- Width range: 4 Feet
- Canopy value: 13 ft²
- Seasonal habit: Deciduous
- Flower color: Purple, Blue
- Flower season: Spring, Summer
- Fruit season: Summer
- General foliage color: Green
- Fall foliage color: Brown
- Soil preference: Sand, Loam, Rocky, Well Drained, Dry
- Native location: NV, CA, AZ, UT: Indigo bush grows on dry hills and in valleys, from elevations of 2000 to 4000 feet.
- PH preference: Alkaline/Basic
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