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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/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.
This information about Lupinus albifrons 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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