Yellow Bush Lupine
Lupinus arboreus
Yellow bush lupine is a fast, fragrant coastal shrub lupine that mounds into a cloud of butter-yellow spikes, fixing nitrogen and stabilizing dunes.
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 6–6 ft
- Spacing
- 3–6 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- March, April, May, June
- Bloom colors
- yellow, blue
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~35 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- hedge or screen, foundation
- Native states
- CA
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