Tailcup Lupine
Lupinus caudatus
Tailcup lupine is a silvery-leaved perennial lupine of the dry Intermountain West, with violet-blue spikes that feed bees and host blue butterflies.
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–2 ft
- Spacing
- 1–1.5 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- May, June, July
- Bloom colors
- blue, purple
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies, larval host
- Landscape uses
- border, container
- Native states
- AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY