Carried by 3 nurseries
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Lupinus variicolor, varied lupine, manycolored lupine, Lindley's varied lupine or varicolored lupine is a shrub in the lupine (lupin) genus Lupinus. Its range is restricted to the northern coastal scrub and coastal prairie in the U.S. state of California. It thrives in elevations between 0 and 1,640 feet L. variicolor is endemic to the U.S. state of California where it occurs mostly along the northern coast, though it has also been reported in Sutter County, California. It is one of the foodplants of the endangered mission blue butterfly.
Shrub
8 - 19 in Tall
Lavender, White
Low
Moderate
4, 5*, 15, 16, 17, 24
Coastal Prairie, Coastal Strand, Northern Coastal Scrub
Butterflies and moths supported
1 confirmed and 42 likely
Mission Blue
Icaricia icarioides missionensis
Painted Tiger Moth
Arachnis picta
Oso Flaco Flightless Moth
Areniscythris brachypteris