GENERAL:
Common Name: silky lupine
Perennial
Family: Fabaceae
Plant Height: 12-20"
Root Type: deep taproot
Bloom Time: late spring to mid-summer
Native Habitat: moderately dry, grassy foothills to very open forests
GROWING INFO:
Soil: sandy loam with good drainage
Light: full sun to partial shade
Water: little extra moisture to establish, then very drought tolerant
Germination: plant in fall, covered with 1/4" of soil
Native Range Map (Color Key):
Map Courtesy of: Kartesz, J.T., The Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2011. North American Plant Atlas (http://www.bonap.org/MapSwitchboard.html). Chapel Hill, N.C. [maps generated from Kartesz, J.T. 2010. Floristic Synthesis of North America, Version 1.0. Biota of North America Program (BONAP). (in press)].