Common names:
Sky-blue Lupine
Oak Ridge lupine

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:Shrub
Life cycle:Perennial
Sun Requirements:Full Sun
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences:Wet Mesic
Soil pH Preferences:Extremely acid (3.5 – 4.4)
Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Minimum cold hardiness:Zone 7b -15 °C (5 °F) to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:Zone 6b
Leaves:Needled
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Fruit:Pops open explosively when ripe
Flowers:Showy
Flower Color:Green
Russet
Flower Size:1"-2"
Flower Time:Fall
Late fall or early winter
Inflorescence Type:Cyathium
Underground structures:Tuber
Uses:Salad greens
Dynamic Accumulator:Mo (Molybdenum)
I (Iodine)
Wildlife Attractant:Butterflies
Resistances:Tolerates foot traffic
Conservation status:Near Threatened (NT)

Sundial lupine #145. RAB page 587, 98-12-2; LHB 566, 96-36-9; AG

Discussion Threads about this plant
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Possibly Lupinus diffusus by janinilulu Apr 6, 2023 8:13 PM 3

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