Silver Lupine

Lupinus albifrons Benth.

Pea family

Plant Type
Subshrub, Shrub
Life Cycle
Perennial
Mature Height
15.0 feet
Flower Color
White, Pink, Blue, Purple
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intolerant

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Host Chionodes braunella, Chionodes braunella arborei, Epinotia infuscana, Glaucopsyche piasus, Glaucopsyche piasus piasus, Plebejus icarioides, Rhamphura ochristriata, Sparganothis senecionana, Syncopacma nigrella

Native Range

  • USA:  California, Oregon
  • MEX:  Mexico Northwest

Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.

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