General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F)
Plant Height: Up to 6 feet.
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Blue
Yellow
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Uses: Erosion control
Dynamic Accumulator: Nitrogen fixer
P (Phosphorus)
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Stratify seeds: The best method of propagation is by seed. Plant immediately or stratify.
Other info: Cold stratification, mechanical scarification or a hot water soak will enhance the germination of stored seeds.
Pollinators: Bees
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Tree Lupin
  • Yellow Bush Lupine
  • Bush Lupine
  • Tree Lupine
  • Yellow-Bush Lupine

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Location: Lincolnshire, England, UK
Date: Jun 11, 2010 
Tree Lupin (Pale Blue) with Russell Lupins behind
Location: My garden, Ghent, Belgium
Date: 2016-07-23
Location: My garden, Ghent, Belgium
Date: 2016-07-23

credit: Jason Hollinger

credit: Jason Hollinger
Location: Pacific Northwest zone 8
Date: Nov 2, 2011
Location: Pacific Northwest zone 8
Date: Nov 2, 2011
Location: My garden, Ghent, Belgium
Date: 2016-05-21
Location: My garden, Ghent, Belgium
Date: 2016-05-21
Location: Lincolnshire, England, UK
Date: Jun 11, 2010 
Tree Lupin- blue variety
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2013-04-10

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: Jun 3, 2012
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: Jun 4, 2012

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
Comments:
  • Posted by okus (Lincolnshire, UK) on Sep 23, 2011 5:40 AM concerning plant:
    Tree Lupins come in Blue and Yellow so the popular names that start with Yellow can be confusing.

    Their leaves are much more delicate and 'feathery' than the herbacious lupin that is a more common cousin. The flower spikes are carried in profusion and the plant goes on flowering for most of the summer. It makes an attractive small bush.

    In the UK it proved to be doubtfully hardy, though perhaps 2010/11's deep snow and -14C was pushing it a bit!

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