Tailcup Lupine

Lupinus caudatus Kellogg

Pea family

Plant Type

Forb/herb

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

5.0 feet

Spread

4.0 feet

Flower Color

Blue

Bloom Time

Summer

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intolerant

Water

Water Use Low

Drought Tolerance Medium

Flood Tolerance None

Soil

Soil Types Loam, Sand

CaCO3 Tolerance High

Fertility Need Low

Stress Tolerance

Fire Tolerance Medium

Salt Tolerance None

Climate

pH Range 7.0 – 8.0

Frost-Free Days 120 days

Precipitation 19 – 69 in

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Bombus; Larval Host (Butterfly)

Larval Host Glaucopsyche lygdamus, Glaucopsyche piasus, Lycaeides melissa, Plebejus icarioides

Fall Color No

Evergreen No

Native Range

USA: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, Utah, Wyoming

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.