Silky Lupine
Lupinus sericeus
Silky lupine is a widespread western perennial with silky-haired leaves and blue-purple spikes, a nitrogen-fixing pollinator and butterfly-host plant for dry meadows.
- 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, CO, ID, MT, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY