| Scientific Name: | Lupinus polyphyllus (incl. hybrid cvs.) |
| Common Name: | lupine |
| Family Name: | Fabaceae |
| Origin: | U.S. - northwest |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Herbaceous perennial |
| Mature Size: | 0.7 - 1.3m x 0.3 - 0.6m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Stiffly upright |
| Form: | Pyramidal - narrowly |
| Texture: | Medium - fine |
| Landscape Uses: | Attract beneficial insects, Perennial border, Summer interest |
| Exposure: | Full sun |
| Soil or Media: | Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Compound, Alternate, Soft flexible, Glabrous, Digitate (palmate), Lanceolate, Obovate, Entire |
| Flowers: | Raceme, White, Orange, Yellow, Blue, Pink, Red, May-Jun-Jul-Aug |
| Fruit: | Legume, Green, Brown, Black, Aug-Sep-Oct-Nov |
| 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. | |