Sundial or Wild lupine - US Forest Service
Sundial or Wild Lupine (Lupinus perennis L.) By Patricia J. Ruta McGhan. Found in sunny areas of bare sand, lupines thrive in black oak sand savannas and were very common prior to fire control. Today, homes, livestock pens, and brush are invading their last strongholds.
Lupinus perennis (Wild Lupine) - Gardenia
Lupinus perennis (Wild Lupine) is a showy perennial boasting narrow, elongated clusters of usually deep blue, pea-like flowers from mid-spring to mid-summer. The ravishing blossoms are borne atop erect stems, well above the elegant foliage of palmately compound blue-green leaves.
Lupinus perennis (Sundial Lupine, Wild Lupine) | North Carolina ...
Wild lupine is a native perennial in the bean (Fabaceae) family. Found in many eastern and central states including NC. It is a wildlife-friendly plant that produces showy blue flowers in spring and may die down in the heat of the summer.
Lupinus perennis Wild Lupine | Prairie Moon Nursery
Wild Lupine blooms profusely in spikes that make it a popular choice for dry to sandy soils. It is essential to the life cycle of the Karner Blue butterfly, a federally-endangered species native to the Great Lakes region.
Lupinus perennis - Wikipedia
Lupinus perennis (also wild perennial lupine, wild lupine, sundial lupine, blue lupine, Indian beet, or old maid's bonnets) is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. [2] [3] Description. The leaves are palmately compound with 7–11 leaflets arranged radially.
Wild Lupine (Lupinus perennis) - Illinois Wildflowers
Range & Habitat: Wild Lupine is an uncommon native wildflower that is found in NE Illinois and other northern areas of the state (see Distribution Map). Because of habitat destruction and fire suppression, populations of this wildflower have declined.
Lupinus perennis - US Forest Service
Lupinus p. subsp. perennis occurs in Ontario, Newfoundland, and the northeastern United States from Minnesota, Iowa and Illinois east to the Atlantic coast and south as far as Georgia. Since infrataxa are not usually distinguished in the literature, they …
Wild Lupine (The Blue Jewel of North American Wildflowers)
Jan 2, 2024 · Wild Lupine (Lupinus perennis) is a crucial component of native ecosystems, enhancing soil fertility, supporting wildlife, and indicating ecosystem health. Its historical and contemporary cultural significance adds to its importance.
Biology and management of wild lupine (Lupinus perennis L.): a …
Dec 5, 2023 · Wild lupine (Lupinus perennis) is a perennial plant originally found primarily throughout the United States and Canada in oak savannas, which are considered an ecotone between prairie and forest.
Lupine - Lupinus perennis - Prairie Nursery
Wild Lupine, or Lupinus perennis, with its blue flower spires & palmate foliage is a native plant that thrives in dry sandy soils where so many other plants struggle