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| Category: Perennial |
| Family: Fabaceae = Pea Family |
| Origin: California (U.S.A.) |
| Flower Color: Lavender Blue |
| Bloomtime: Spring/Summer |
| Height: 3-4 feet |
| Width: 3-4 feet |
| Exposure: Full Sun |
| Summer Dry: Yes |
| Deer Tolerant: Yes |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: 0-10° F |
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Lupinus albifrons (Silver Bush Lupine) - A beautiful large fast-growing upright perennial to 3 to 4 feet tall and wide with silvery palmate leaves and lavender-blue flowers that rise on stalks up to 1 foot above the foliage in spring and often continue through much of the summer. Plant in full sun in a very well-drained soil - will not persist in heavy soils or clay. Give this plant little to no supplemental irrigation once established. Hardy to around 5-10° F and useful in USDA zones 8-10. Keep an eye out for slugs and snails on young plants but older plants are even resistant to browsing by deer. A great plant for the rock garden or in a container and is attractive to many pollinators as well as a host for the Mission Blue Butterfly. It is native along the coast from Santa Barbara County north to Oregon where it grows in dry open meadows and slopes along the coastal ranges and lower elevation Sierra Nevada inland. Our plants from seed purchased from Seedhunt. Images also courtesy of Seedhunt.
The information provided on this page is based on research we have conducted about this plant in our nursery's library, from what we have found about it on reliable online sources, as well as from observations in our nursery of crops of this plant as well as of plants growing in the nursery's garden and those in other gardens. We will also incorporate comments received from others and welcome getting feedback from anyone who may have additional information, particularly if it includes cultural information that would aid others in growing Lupinus albifrons. |
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