Scientific Name:
Lupinus polyphyllus
(incl. hybrid cvs.)
Pronunciation:
loo-PYE-nus poll-ee-FILL-us
Common Name:
lupine
Family Name:
Fabaceae
Plant Type:
Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:
Large upright colourful racemes and palmately compound leaves with 9-17 leaflets; florets numerous in long cylindrical racemes; legumes fuzzy, 3-8cm long.
Habit:
Stiffly upright
Form:
Pyramidal - narrowly
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
0.7 - 1.3m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
U.S. - northwest
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Landscape Uses:
Attract beneficial insects, Perennial border, Summer interest
Additional Info:
Google. Russell Hybrids are very popular in gardens and there are many named cultivars.
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Compound
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Compound Leaf:
Digitate (palmate)
Shapes:
Lanceolate, Obovate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Cuneate
Margins:
Entire
Course(s):
- not used (on campus)
Location(s):
- (BCE) Boulevard (Circular) Eastend
- (JPL) Juglans PLanting
- (WDH) Wark-Dumais House