Indigofera kirilowii

{{Short description|Species of plant in the family Fabaceae}}

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|image=Indigofera kirilowii 2.JPG

|image_caption=Inflorescences

|image2=Indigofera kirilowii GotBot 2015 003.jpg

|image2_caption=At Gothenburg Botanical Garden

|genus=Indigofera

|species=kirilowii

|authority=Maxim. ex Palibin

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  • Indigofera kirilowii var. alba {{small|Q.Z.Han}}
  • Indigofera kirilowii var. coreana {{small|Craib}}
  • Indigofera kirilowii f. coreana {{small|(Craib) M.Kim}}

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Indigofera kirilowii is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to eastern, central and northern China, the Korean Peninsula, and Kyushu island of Japan.{{cite POWO |id=499518-1 |title=Indigofera kirilowii Maxim. ex Palibin |access-date=1 August 2022 }} A deciduous, suckering shrub typically {{cvt|75|cm|in}} tall, it is hardy in USDA zones 5 through 7.{{cite web |title=Indigofera kirilowii |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/55440/indigofera-kirilowii/details |date=2022 |publisher=The Royal Horticultural Society |accessdate=1 August 2022 |quote=7 suppliers }}{{cite web |url=https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=280541 |title=Indigofera kirilowii |author= |date=2022 |website=Plant Finder |publisher=Missouri Botanical Garden |access-date=1 August 2022 }} The unimproved species and a white{{nbh}}flowered "alba" selection are commercially available.{{cite web |title=Indigofera kirilowii var. alba |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/312030/indigofera-kirilowii-var-alba/details |date=2022 |publisher=The Royal Horticultural Society |accessdate=1 August 2022 |quote=3 suppliers }}

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|Indigofera kirilowii 140-8580.jpg|Botanical illustration

|Indigofera kirilowii alba - Flickr - peganum.jpg|"alba" form

|Indigofera kirilowii - Flickr - peganum (2).jpg|In a garden setting

|Indigofera kirilowii autumn colour.jpg|Fall foliage

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