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Environmental Information Sheet
Native environment of False Indigo
Open woods, stream banks, and prairies of eastern and central North America. This setting explains the plant’s response to light, water, drainage, and root-zone air.
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Use two parts loam, one part compost, and one part coarse mineral material; excellent drainage. Place the plant where full sun for strongest growth, and adjust watering to growth and drying rather than a fixed weekday.
Care principle
To understand the care of a plant, understand its native climate and environment. Verify the plant’s identity, then reproduce the native setting’s functions rather than copying a calendar.