Manycolored Lupine

Carried by 4 nurseries

Estimated plant range Estimated plant range

Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Plant description

Lupinus variicolor, varied lupine, manycolored lupine, Lindley's varied lupine or varicolored lupine is a shrub in the lupine (lupin) genus Lupinus. Its range is restricted to the northern coastal scrub and coastal prairie in the U.S. state of California. It thrives in elevations between 0 and 1,640 feet L. variicolor is endemic to the U.S. state of California where it occurs mostly along the northern coast, though it has also been reported in Sutter County, California. It is one of the foodplants of the endangered mission blue butterfly.

Plant overview

Plant type

Shrub

Size

8 - 19 in Tall

Color

Lavender, White

Landscaping information

Water

Low

Ease of care

Moderate

Sunset Zones

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

Natural setting

Plant communities

Coastal Prairie, Coastal Strand, Northern Coastal Scrub

Wildlife supported

Hummingbirds

Bees

Butterflies

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Pollinators supported

3 confirmed and 111 likely

Likely
Confirmed

Yellow-faced Bumble Bee

Bombus vosnesenskii

Trevor's Mason Bee

Osmia trevoris

Horsefly-like Carpenter Bee

Xylocopa tabaniformis

Adela flammeusella

Crops supported See all

Squash (Cucurbita)

Cucurbita

Strawberries

Fragaria

Jojoba

Simmondsia chinensis

Artichokes

Cynara scolymus

Alternative names

Common names:

Lindley's Varied Lupine

Sources

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