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Lupinus longifolius is a species of lupine known by the common name longleaf bush lupine. It is native to the coastal mountain ranges and hillsides of southern California and Baja California, where it grows in local habitat in the canyons and slopes, such as scrub and chaparral. This is a bushy, erect shrub which can reach a maximum height around 1.5 meters. Each palmate leaf is divided into 5 to 10 leaflets up to 6 centimeters long. The herbage is green or gray-green and coated in short, silvery hairs. The flower cluster is long, narrow raceme of many flowers each between 1 and 2 centimeters in length. The flower is purple or blue, sometimes with a whitish patch on its banner. The fruit is a dark-colored, hairy legume pod containing 6 to 8 seeds.
Shrub
2 - 5 ft Tall
Purple, Blue
Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
Full Sun, Partial Shade
Moderate
Moderate
Fast
Prefers rocky, well drained soil.
For propagating by seed: Fresh seeds need no treatment. Stored seeds scarification or hot water.
14*, 15, 16, 17
Chaparral, Coastal Sage Scrub, Southern Oak Woodland
Butterflies and moths supported
0 confirmed and 41 likely
Painted Tiger Moth
Arachnis picta
Oso Flaco Flightless Moth
Areniscythris brachypteris
Orange Tortrix Moth
Argyrotaenia franciscana