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Sky Lupine
( Lupinus nanus )
Lupinus nanus
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About Sky Lupine (Lupinus nanus)
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Lupinus nanus
("Sky Lupine", "Field Lupine", "Dwarf Lupin" or "Douglas' Annual Lupine"), is a species in the Fabaceae (Legume) family native to the western United States. It grows abundantly in chaparral clearings and along slopes in California, Nevada, and eastern Oregon. In California it is most common in the Coast Ranges and Sierra foothills. As an annual, it is best grown from seed (see instructions below) and will self-sow.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Annual Herb
Size
0.33 - 2 ft tall
1 ft wide
Form
Pyramidal, Spreading
Growth Rate
Fast
Dormancy
Summer Deciduous
Fragrance
Fragrant - Pleasant
Flower Color
Blue, Lavender
Flowering Season
Winter, Spring
Wildlife Supported
native bees, butterflies, butterflies, hummingbirds
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 53
likely
* )
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*
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
Vanessa cardui
*
Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus
Strymon melinus
*
Acmon Blue
Icaricia acmon
Icaricia acmon
*
Orange Sulphur
Colias eurytheme
Colias eurytheme
*
Silvery Blue
Glaucopsyche lygdamus
Glaucopsyche lygdamus
*
Shasta Blue
Icaricia shasta
Icaricia shasta
*
Arrowhead Blue
Glaucopsyche piasus
Glaucopsyche piasus
Landscaping Information
Sun
Full Sun
Moisture
Very Low, Low
Summer Irrigation
Max 2x / month once established
Nurseries
Carried by 14
Ease of Care
Moderately Easy
Cold Tolerance
Tolerates cold to 30 degrees° F
Soil Drainage
Fast, Medium, Slow
Soil Description
Tolerates sandy or clay soils. Soil PH: 5.4 - 7.7
Common uses
Bird Gardens, Bee Gardens
Companion Plants
Use with medium size shrubs that won't overwhelm it, such as
California Brittlebush
(
Encelia californica
), Manzanita (
Arctostaphylos sp.
),
Ceanothus sp.
Redberry
(
Rhamnus crocea
); with succulents such as
Dudleya sp.
, Yucca (Hesperoyucca and
Yucca sp.
) and cacti; with other wildflowers such as
California Poppy
(
Eschscholzia californica
),
Penstemon sp.
,
Clarkia sp.
; and with geophytes such as Wild Onioins (
Allium sp.
),
Brodiaea sp.
,
Mariposa Lily
(
Calochortus sp.
),
Dichelostemma sp.
Propagation
?
For propagating by seed: Fresh seeds need no treatment. Stored seeds scarification or hot water. No treatment may give fair germination.
Natural Setting
Site Type
Openings in chapparal slopes near the coast and interior foothills
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 4.4" - 92.8", Summer Precipitation: 0.13" - 2.39", Coldest Month: 19.6" - 61.4", Hottest Month: 41.4" - 88.8", Humidity: 0.30" - 42.79", Elevation: -69" - 12692"
Alternative Names
Common Names
: Valley Sky Lupine
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Sources include:
Wikipedia
. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the
California Consortia of Herbaria
, Sunset information provided by
Jepson Flora Project
. Propogation from seed information provided by the
Santa Barbara Botanical Garden
from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include
CalPhotos
,
Wikimedia Commons
, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include
Calflora
,
CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online
,
Jepson Flora Project
,
Las Pilitas
,
Theodore Payne
,
Tree of Life
,
The Xerces Society
, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from
PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.
Links:
Jepson eFlora Taxon Page
CalPhotos
Wikipedia
Calflora
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