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Dune Bush Lupine
( Lupinus chamissonis )
Lupinus chamissonis
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About Dune Bush Lupine (Lupinus chamissonis)
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Lupinus chamissonis
is a species in the Fabaceae (Legume) famly known by a number of common names. It is endemic to California, where it is known from most of the length of the coastline and scattered inland locations. It grows in sand dunes and other immediate coastal habitat. This is a spreading, bushy shrub growing one half to two meters tall. Each palmate leaf is made up of 5 to 9 leaflets up to 2.5 centimeters long. The herbage is coated in silvery hairs. The flower cluster bears whorls of flowers each about one to 1.5 centimeters long. Each flower is light purple to blue with a yellow spot on its banner. The fruit is a hairy legume pod 2.5 to 3.5 centimeters long.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Shrub
Size
4.9 - 7 ft tall
3 ft wide
Growth Rate
Fast
Dormancy
Evergreen
Flower Color
Blue, Lavender, Purple
Flowering Season
Spring
Wildlife Supported
Numerous pollinating insects are attracted to the flowers, especially native bees
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 7
confirmed
, 42
likely
* )
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Boisduval's Blue
Icaricia icarioides
Icaricia icarioides
Sweetclover Root Borer Moth
Walshia miscecolorella
Walshia miscecolorella
Orange Tortrix Moth
Argyrotaenia franciscana
Argyrotaenia franciscana
Oso Flaco Flightless Moth
Areniscythris brachypteris
Areniscythris brachypteris
Syncopacma nigrella
Syncopacma nigrella
Chionodes braunella
Chionodes braunella
Chionodes lophosella
Chionodes lophosella
Landscaping Information
Sun
Full Sun
Moisture
Very Low
Summer Irrigation
Max 2x / month once established
Nurseries
Carried by 17
Cold Tolerance
Tolerates cold to 25° F
Soil Drainage
Fast
Soil Description
Prefers beach sand. Tolerates Saline Soil. Soil PH: 5.0 - 7.0
Common uses
Deer Resistant, Bird Gardens, Bee Gardens
Companion Plants
Use with other coastal species such as
Sand Verbena
(
Abronia sp.
), Seaside
Woolly Sunflower
(
Eriophyllum staechadifolium
), Beach Morningglory (
Calystegia soldanella
),
Beach Evening Primrose
(
Camissoniopsis cheiranthifolia
),
Fleabane
(
Erigeron sp.
),
Coast Buckwheat
(
Eriogonum latifolium
), and
Hummingbird Sage
(
Salvia spathacea
)
Propagation
?
For propagating by seed: Fresh seeds need no treatment. Stored seeds scarification or hot water.
Sunset Zones
?
5, 14, 15*, 16*, 17*, 22*, 23*, 24*
Natural Setting
Site Type
Sand dunes, coastal strand, and other sandy mild-climate areas
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 3.5" - 74.6", Summer Precipitation: 0.17" - 2.73", Coldest Month: 41.3" - 59.4", Hottest Month: 57.9" - 88.1", Humidity: 0.45" - 39.05", Elevation: -18" - 4024"
Alternative Names
Common Names
: Chamisso Bush Lupine, Dune Lupine
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Sources include:
Wikipedia
. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the
California Consortia of Herbaria
, Sunset information provided by
Jepson Flora Project
. Propogation from seed information provided by the
Santa Barbara Botanical Garden
from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include
CalPhotos
,
Wikimedia Commons
, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include
Calflora
,
CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online
,
Jepson Flora Project
,
Las Pilitas
,
Theodore Payne
,
Tree of Life
,
The Xerces Society
, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from
PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.
Links:
Jepson eFlora Taxon Page
CalPhotos
Wikipedia
Calflora
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