- Type:
- Herb
- Light Exposure:
- Full Sun
- Soil Moisture:
- Dry
- Height:
- 2 feet
- Project:
- Raingarden, Restoration
- Bloom Color:
- Blue
- Bloom Months:
- May, June
- Flooding / Inundation Tolerance:
- Moderate
- Salt Tolerance:
- Medium
- Stress Tolerance:
- Drought Tolerant
- Herbivore Sensitivity:
- Low
- Behavior (Rate of Spread):
- 2
- Pollinator Value:
- Very High
- Benefit to Pollinators:
- Adult Food, Larval Food
- Pollinators:
- Beetles, Bombus, Butterflies, Flies, Honey Bees, Hummingbirds, Larval Host (Butterfly), Larval Host (Moth), Moths, Native Bees, Wasps
- Counties:
- Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Cass, Chisago, Crow Wing, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Sherburne, Wabasha, Washington, Winona
Notes/Description:
Wild Lupine is a perennial legume with prolific blue and purple flowers. It can adapt to most soil types and is a good choice for restorations in drier sandy soils. Wild Lupine is the only host plant for the federally endangered Karner Blue butterfly caterpillar.