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Fabaceae
Desert Lupine
Lupinus sparsiflorus
Imagination and admiration.
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Lupinus
- Native to
- Southwestern United States, Northwestern Mexico
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Type
- Annual
- Height
- 0.1-0.4 meters
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil
- Sandy, well-drained
- Water
- Low
- Hardiness
- 8-11
- Lifespan
- Annual
Did you know
- Desert lupines fix nitrogen in the soil through symbiotic bacteria on their roots, enriching desert soils.
- In superbloom years, they can color entire desert hillsides in vivid purple-blue.
- The name 'lupine' comes from Latin 'lupus' (wolf), as people once believed the plants depleted soil.
- Their seeds have a hard coat that must be scarified by sand abrasion before germinating.
- Desert lupines are a primary food plant for the endangered Karner blue butterfly's relatives.
Color meanings
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Imagination
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Admiration
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Voraciousness