| Common Name |
Grape Soda Lupine, Adonis Lupine |
| Latin Name |
Lupinus excubitus |
| 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 |
| Height X Width |
4 feet X 4 feet |
| Protective Mechanism |
None |
| Leaves |
Grey evergreen leaves |
| Garden Suitability |
Fragrance, Songbird, Thornless |
| 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 |
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| Images |
http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?stat=BROWSE&query_src=photos_flora_sci&where-genre=Plant&where-taxon=Lupinus+excubitus+var.+excubitus&title_tag=Lupinus+excubitus+var.+excubitus |
| Images and data |
http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=5139 |
| Images and data |
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/112038/ |
| Images and data |
http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=LUEX |
| Nursery, images and data |
http://www.elnativogrowers.com/california_native_list_species_only.htm |
| Nursery, images, and
data |
http://www.laspilitas.com/plants/411.htm |
| Distribution |
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=LUEX |
