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Lupinus nanus ("Sky Lupine", "Field Lupine", "Dwarf Lupin" or "Douglas' Annual Lupine"), is a species in the Fabaceae (Legume) family native to the western United States. It grows abundantly in chaparral clearings and along slopes in California, Nevada, and eastern Oregon. In California it is most common in the Coast Ranges and Sierra foothills. As an annual, it is best grown from seed (see instructions below) and will self-sow.
Annual herb
4 - 24 in Tall
1 ft Wide
Pyramidal, Spreading
Fast
Summer Deciduous
Pleasant
Blue, Lavender
Winter, Spring
Containers
Full Sun
Moderate
Max 2x / month once established
Moderate
Tolerates cold to 30 °F
Fast, Medium, Slow
Tolerates sandy or clay soils.
Soil PH: 5.4 - 7.7
For propagating by seed: Fresh seeds need no treatment. Stored seeds scarification or hot water. No treatment may give fair germination.
Openings in chapparal slopes near the coast and interior foothills
Coastal Prairie, Coastal Sage Scrub, Foothill Woodland, Northern Coastal Scrub, Valley Grassland
Use with medium size shrubs that won't overwhelm it, such as California Brittlebush (Encelia californica), Manzanita (Arctostaphylos spp.), Ceanothus spp. Redberry (Rhamnus crocea); with succulents such as Dudleya spp., Yucca (Hesperoyucca spp. and Yucca spp.) and cacti; with other wildflowers such as California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica), Penstemon spp., Clarkia spp.; and with geophytes such as Wild Onions (Allium spp.), Brodiaea spp., Mariposa Lily (Calochortus spp.), Dichelostemma spp.
Butterflies and moths supported
0 confirmed and 53 likely
Lupine Dagger
Acronicta lupini
Painted Tiger Moth
Arachnis picta
Oso Flaco Flightless Moth
Areniscythris brachypteris