Varicolored lupine

Varicolored lupine is a prostrate perennial that grows about 2′ wide and 1-2 feet tall.

The beautiful blue purple flowers attract the rare and endangered Mission Blue butterfly. Like the sliver bush lupine the silver-gray foliage provides a nice contrast to the flowers. This plant is low growing, a good choice for a rock garden. Its native range is along the coast and can be found in sand dunes so make sure to give it well-drained soil

Sun: Full Sun, Part Shade

Water: Light, Moderate

Soil: Loam, Sand

Other: Attracts Butterflies, Attracts bees

Ecological Value	Provides larval food for the endangered Mission Blue butterfly. The Mission Blue depends specifically on lupines as a host.
Container	D-40-O, D-40, D-40S
Historical Uses	The Costanoan used the seeds to make pinole
Distribution	Lupinus variicolor is endemic to California and is widespread and fairly common in its habitat range.
Elevation	Found from 0 to 1600′
Communities
Habitat	Found in sandy dunes, coastal scrub and coastal prairie where it is exposed to salt spray.