Blue Bush Lupine

This purple-flowered shrub is an uncommon form of the typically yellow-flowered Bush Lupine (Lupinus arboreus).

Blue bush lupine is a fast growing, evergreen shrub that grows to 3-6′ tall and 3-4′ wide. Tall spires of fragrant purple flowers cover this shrub in the spring through summer. Providing nectar for the Arrowhead Blue butterfly.

It takes to annual pruning in the late summer if your desire is keep a more compact shape. I can self sow and needs well draining soil.

Lifeform: Shrub

Sun: Full Sun, Part Shade

Water: Dry, Light, Moderate

Soil: Loam

Other: Attracts Bees, Attracts Birds, Attracts Butterflies, Deer Resistant, Drought Tolerant, Erosion Control

Container	5-Gal-O, 5-Gal, 5-GalS, D-40
Ecological Value	Important nitrogen fixer in coastal and chaparral plant communities. Prolific food source for a number of butterflies. It is also used to bind drifting sand dunes.
Historical Uses	a
Distribution	North Coast, Central Coast, South Coast (Ventura)
Elevation	Below 330'
Communities
Habitat	Coastal bluffs, sand dunes, inland below 330'

The Watershed Nursery Cooperative:

California Native Plants and Habitat Enhancement Services

Lupinus arboreus Blue form

Blue Bush Lupine

Location and Contact Information

Business Hours

The Watershed Nursery Cooperative:

California Native Plants and Habitat Enhancement Services

Lupinus arboreus Blue form

Blue Bush Lupine

Related products

Baccharis pilularis (prostrate)

Rubus parviflorus

Senecio flaccidus

Pseudognaphalium canescens

Location and Contact Information

Business Hours