| Common Name |
Grape Soda Lupine, Adonis Lupine |
| Latin Name |
Lupinus excubitus |
| Family |
Fabaceae |
| Sunset zones / USDA zones |
/ 8b - 11 |
| Type / Form |
Shrub / Medium |
| Native Habitat |
California dry slopes from 0 to 10,000 feet |
| Soil |
Dry, decomposed granite, sand, clay loam low in organic
content, well drained |
| Water |
Once or twice per month once established |
| Exposure |
Full sun |
| Height X Width |
4 feet X 4 feet |
| Protective Mechanism |
None |
| Leaves |
Grey evergreen leaves |
| Flowers |
Showy purple blooms May and June with fragrance of grape
soda |
| Bark / Roots |
|
| Maintenance |
Low |
| Propagation |
Seed |
| Pests and direases |
None |
| Landscape uses |
Erosion control, container, rock garden, borders, low
maintenance, foliage accent, parkways, specimen, cut flowers |
| Garden Suitability |
Fragrance, Songbird, Thornless, Butterfly |
| Ornamental Value |
Showy purple blooms May and June with fragrance of grape
soda |
| Nature Value |
Attracts butterflies and bees, seeds eaten by birds |
| Native American Uses |
Medicinal |
| Links |
|
| Images and data |
http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=5139 |
| Images and data |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lupinus_excubitus |
| Images and data |
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/112038/ |
| Images and data |
http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=LUEX |
| Data |
http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?3691,4023,4065,4068 |
| Nursery, images, and
data |
http://www.laspilitas.com/plants/411.htm |
| Nursery, images, and data |
http://www.cnplx.info/nplx/species?taxon=Lupinus+excubitus |
| Distribution |
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=LUEX |
