(False Indigo, Lead Plant) These hardy, deciduous shrubs are natives of North America and Mexico. They have feathery-looking, pinnate leaves and dense spikes of small, pea-like flowers that are ordinarily blue or violet. The flowers are borne at the ends of the shoots in July or August. A. fruticosa (False Indigo) is a medium-sized to large shrub w... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/10004
A·mor'pha noun ; plural Amorphas [ Greek ... shapeless.] (Botany) A genus of leguminous shrubs, having long clusters of purple flowers; false or bastard indigo. Longfellow. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/71