| Common Name |
Silver Lupine, Silver Bush Lupine, |
| Latin Name |
Lupinus albifrons |
| Native Habitat |
Mountains and woodlands between 0 to 6,500 feet in
California and Oregon |
| Soil |
Dry, decomposed granite, sand, clay loam low in organic
content, well drained |
| Water |
Once per month |
| Height X Width |
5 feet X 5 feet |
| Protective Mechanism |
None |
| Leaves |
Green, evergreen |
| Garden Suitability |
Mountain, Thornless |
| Ornamental Value |
Light blue to purple flowers in summer |
| Nature Value |
Larval host of endangered mission blue butterfly,
attracts bees and birds |
| Native American Uses |
None |
| Links |
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| Images and data |
http://bss.sfsu.edu/holzman/courses/Spring%2005%20projects/silver_bush_lupine.htm |
| Images and data |
http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=lual4 |
| Images and data |
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/54186/ |
| Nursery, images and data |
http://www.laspilitas.com/plants/404.htm |
| Distribution and data |
http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=5097 |
| Data |
http://www.crescentbloom.com/plants/Specimen/LU/Lupinus%20albifrons.htm |
| Images |
http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?where-genre=Plant&where-taxon=Lupinus+albifrons |
| Distribution |
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=LUAL4 |
