Arroyo Lupine
Lupinus succulentus
Fast, lush annual lupine with succulent leaves and bold spikes of blue-purple pea flowers after winter rains. A nitrogen-fixer that reseeds across disturbed ground.
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- annual
- Height
- 1–3 ft
- Spacing
- 1–1.5 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral
- Bloom
- February, March, April, May
- Bloom colors
- blue, purple
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~35 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- border
- Native states
- AZ, CA
Related native plants
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