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Fabaceae
False Lupine
Thermopsis villosa
imagination and aspiration.
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Thermopsis
- Native to
- Eastern United States, Appalachian Mountains
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Type
- herbaceous perennial
- Height
- 60-120 cm
- Sunlight
- full sun to partial shade
- Soil
- well-drained, average
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 3-9
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Unlike true lupines, false lupine is extremely long-lived and low-maintenance, persisting for decades once established.
- The bright yellow flower spikes look remarkably similar to lupine but the trifoliate leaves immediately distinguish the two.
- It is native to the mountains of the southeastern United States, where it grows in open woods and meadows.
- The plant develops a deep taproot that makes it nearly impossible to transplant once established but also makes it very drought-tolerant.
- False lupine is much easier to grow than true lupines in hot, humid climates where lupines typically fail.
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imagination
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aspiration
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happiness
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stability