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Lupinus odoratus is a species in the Fabaceae (Legume) family known by the common names Royal Lupine or Mojave Lupine. It is native to the Mojave Desert and adjacent western Great Basin in the United States, where it grows in sandy or gravelly soils in open habitat. It is an annual herb growing 10 to 30 centimeters tall. Each palmate leaf is made up of 7 to 9 green leaflets up to 2 centimeters long. The herbage is generally hairless except for new growth. The flower cluster is an upright spiral of many flowers each up to a centimeter long. The flowers are royal purple-blue in color with a white spot on their banners, and have a scent similar to that of violets. The fruit is a thin legume pod up to 2 centimeters in length.
Annual herb
4 - 12 in Tall
1 ft Wide
Pleasant
Purple
Spring
Full Sun
Moderate
Max 1x / month once established
Fast
Sandy, gravelly, rocky.
For propagating by seed: Fresh seeds need no treatment. Stored seeds scarification or hot water.
Sandy flats, open places in higher elevation desert
Creosote Bush Scrub, Joshua Tree Woodland
Use with other highe desert plants such as Utah Agave (Agave utahensis), Bigberry Manzanita (Arctostaphylos glauca), Big Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata), Desert Ceanothus (Ceanothus greggii), Apache Plume (Fallugia paradoxa), California Juniper (Juniperus californica), Penstemon spp., Bladderpod (Peritoma arborea), Antelope Brush (Purshia stansburyana), Desert Sage (Salvia dorrii), Mojave Sage (Salvia mohavensis), Jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis), and various cactus species. Also can be used with various other desert annuals or herbaceous perennials.
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Purple Miner Bee
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