Sundial lupine (Lupinus perennis) Plant
Sundial lupine (Lupinus perennis) Plant
In June, lavender-blue flower spires with charming, radiating leaves make this an excellent landscape and garden plant for hot, dry well-drained infertile soil (will not grow in moist soil). Like most legumes, it improves soil fertility through nitrogen fixation. This wildflower is the sole host plant for the rare Karner blue butterfly. Deer-proof.
*Please note: Sundial lupine is a wide-ranging species of eastern North America, though rare in New England and now extinct in Maine. New Hampshire still has a wild population of this lupine. As a result, we cannot sell Sundial lupine plants to New Hampshire or Vermont residents.
Native to Maine: Yes
Growing conditions: Sun to part shade in dry soil
Natural habitat: Pine barrens, woodlands, meadows, and roadsides with dry, sandy soils
Grows up to: 12-18"
Blooms: In early summer
