Carried by 3 nurseries
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Lupinus littoralis is a species of lupine known by the common name seashore lupine. It is native to the coastline of western North America from British Columbia to northern California, where it grows in sandy habitat. It is a low perennial herb or subshrub growing in a clump or mat no more than 30 centimeters tall. Each palmate leaf is divided into 5 to 9 leaflets up to 3.5 centimeters long. The herbage is coated in long, shaggy whitish or silvery hairs. The flower cluster is raceme of whorled flowers each around a centimeter long. The flower is purple in color with a white patch on its banner that fades pinkish. The fruit is a hairy legume pod 3 or 4 centimeters long containing up to 12 seeds.
Perennial herb
1 ft Tall
Blue, Lavender, Purple, White
Full Sun
Moderate
Fast
For propagating by seed: Fresh seeds need no treatment. Stored seeds scarification or hot water.
4*, 5*, 15, 16, 17, 24
Sandy places
Coastal Strand, Northern Coastal Scrub
Butterflies and moths supported
0 confirmed and 36 likely
Painted Tiger Moth
Arachnis picta
Orange Tortrix Moth
Argyrotaenia franciscana
Alfalfa Looper Moth
Autographa californica