Amorpha canescens Arkansas form Shade Perennials which turns out to be

which turns out to be a hybrid of Tradescantia pallida x sillamontana

As the older leaves mature

spiny leaves (like the similar Epimedium ilicifolium) are quite narrow

Aucuba 'Suruga Benten' forms a 4' tall x 4' wide specimen

Amorpha canescens Arkansas form Shade Perennials which turns out to beAmorpha canescens is a superb native plant that hails from Canada south to New Mexico, where it grows in dry rocky soils. Despite this rugged heritage, Amorpha canescens has been superb in our hot, humid garden where it forms a 3' tall x 3' wide deciduous shrub. The branches are adorned with small, 3" long, mimosa like leaves that emerge grey and age to green. Starting in late May (NC), the clumps are adorned with terminal clusters of bottlebrush like