Bigleaf Lupine
Lupinus polyphyllus Lindl. - Pea family
Size
Mature Height: Up to around 5.0 feet
Plant Type: Forb/herb
Features
Flower Color: Pink, Blue, Purple
Conspicuous Flowers: Yes
Bloom Time: Mid Spring
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Intermediate
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Species depending on Bigleaf Lupine: Glaucopsyche lygdamus, Hystrichophora paradisiae, Papaipema pertincta
Native Range
- CAN: Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, Québec
- USA: California, Connecticut, Idaho, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New York, Oregon, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (I?), CAN (N)
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.