Carried by 2 nurseries
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Lupinus arizonicus (Arizona lupine) is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts, where it can be found growing in open places and sandy washes below 1100 meter altitude. It is common around Joshua Tree National Park and Death Valley National Park in California. It is an annual plant growing to 10-50 centimeter in height. The leaves are palmately compound with 6-10 leaflets, each leaflet 1-4 centimeter long and 5-10 millimeter broad, on a 2.5-7 centimeter long petiole. The flowers are magenta to dark pink, 7-10 millimeter long, with 20-50 or more flowers in a tall spike.
Annual herb
4 - 19 in Tall
Blue, Purple, Pink, Lavender
Full Sun
Moderate
Fast
For propagating by seed: Fresh seeds need no treatment. Stored seeds scarification or hot water.
Sandy washes, open places
Butterflies and moths supported
1 confirmed and 34 likely
To learn more, visit the Jepson Herbarium's YouTube channel and watch a short video about this species: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nQ9ryMteb0