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| Category: Perennial |
| Family: Fabaceae = Pea Family |
| Origin: California (U.S.A.) |
| California Native (Plant List): Yes |
| Flower Color: Lavender Blue |
| Bloomtime: Spring |
| Height: <1 foot |
| Width: 1-2 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 var. collinus (Dwarf Silver Bush Lupine) - A beautiful low mounding fast-growing perennial to 8 inches tall by 1 foot wide with silvery palmate leaves and lavender-blue flowers that rise to 18 inches in spring. Plant in full sun in a very well-drained soil - will not persist in heavy soils or clay. Hardy to around 5-10° F and useful in USDA zones 8-10. A great plant for the rock garden or in a container and a host for the Mission Blue Butterfly. It is native to sunny, dry, gravelly locations in coastal California below 4,500 feet from San Luis Obispo north to Lake County and particularly abundant in the San Francisco Bay area. Our plants from seed purchased from Seedhunt.
This information about Lupinus albifrons var. collinus displayed is based on research conducted in our horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We also will relate observations made about it as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments that we receive from others and we welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they can share any cultural information that would aid others in growing it.
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