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Lupinus littoralis is a species of lupine known by the common name seashore lupine. It is native to the coastline of western North America from British Columbia to northern California, where it grows in sandy habitat. It is a low perennial herb or subshrub growing in a clump or mat no more than 30 centimeters tall. Each palmate leaf is divided into 5 to 9 leaflets up to 3.5 centimeters long. The herbage is coated in long, shaggy whitish or silvery hairs. The flower cluster is raceme of whorled flowers each around a centimeter long. The flower is purple in color with a white patch on its banner that fades pinkish. The fruit is a hairy legume pod 3 or 4 centimeters long containing up to 12 seeds.

Plant type

Perennial herb

Size

1 ft Tall

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Color

Blue, Lavender, Purple, White

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast

Propagation

For propagating by seed: Fresh seeds need no treatment. Stored seeds scarification or hot water.

Sunset Zones

4*, 5*, 15, 16, 17, 24

Site type

Sandy places

Plant communities

Coastal Strand, Northern Coastal Scrub

Hummingbirds
Bees
Butterflies

Pollinators supported

0 confirmed and 101 likely

  • Likely

  • Confirmed

Buckell's Miner Bee

Andrena buckelli

Purple Miner Bee

Andrena prunorum

Shifty Miner Bee

Andrena saccata

Anthidium maculosum

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Grapefruit

Citrus

Artichokes

Cynara scolymus