Sundial Lupine / Perennial Lupine (Lupinus perennis) is a perennial forb native to Eastern and Central US states (such as Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Florida) that can thrive in USDA Zones 3–8. Reaching a mature height of 1.5–2.5 feet with an upright clumping growth habit, it features palmately compound, fan-like green foliage and produces tall, showy spikes of blue to purple pea-like flowers. It thrives in dry, sandy, low-fertility soils and open pine barrens in full sun to light shade and is ideal for sand barrens restoration, nitrogen fixation, and Karner blue butterfly forage.
Drought tolerant perennial; full sun or partial shade. Large, pale lavender or pale blue flowers develop on crowded clusters at ends of stems. A bushy, woody plant establishing easily on rocky, gravelly slopes in association with sagebrush and juniper, or among pine forests in the northern
Species Attributes
Seeds Per lb
Growing Region
Intermountain West
Native
Intermountain West, Pacific Northwest
Life Form
Forb
Life Cycle
Perennial
Light Requirements
Sun, Part Shade
Precipitation Requirements
Low
Mature Height
1-2 ft
Flowering Season
Spring, Summer
Cool/Warm Season
Bloat/Non-Bloat
Bloom Color
Blue, Purple
Bunch/Sod
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