sundial lupine - Lupinus perennis

USDA Plant Code: LUPE3
Light Requirement: full sun - part shade
Soil Moisture: dry
Leaves: deciduous
Protected Plant: no
Commonly Available at Nurseries : yes
Growth Habits: forb/herb,
Hardiness Zone: both
Salt Tolerance : no
Drought Tolerance: no
Birds, Mammals and Other Wildlife: yes
Riparian Buffers: no
All Pollinators: yes
Native Bees and other Pollinators: yes
Butterflies and Moths: yes
Hummingbird: no
Rain Garden: no
Bloom Color: purple/blue
Bloom Period: spring
Fragrant: no
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Plant(s); Flowering wild lupine, the larval host plant for the endangered Karner blue butterfly. Photo taken in Jackson County Wisconsin in late May.
Steven Katovich, , Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); Photo shows a small patch of flowering lupine growing in Jackson, Co. WI. 
Steven Katovich, , Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); Host plant for the engangered Karner blue butterfly
Steven Katovich, , Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); Flowering plants
Steven Katovich, , Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); Flowering plants
Steven Katovich, , Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); Larval host of the Karner blue butterfly.
Steven Katovich, , Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); Larval host of the Karner blue butterfly.
Steven Katovich, , Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); plants in flower
Steven Katovich, , Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); plants in flower
Steven Katovich, , Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); perennial lupine flowering with a doe white-tailed deer in the image
Steven Katovich, , Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); plants in flower
Steven Katovich, , Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); plants in flower
Steven Katovich, , Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); N. entrance to Ichet. Springs
Richard Carter, Valdosta State University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); sandridge ca.  N. entrance
Richard Carter, Valdosta State University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); Sandridge, near entrance to Ichetucknee Springs State Park, Columbia/Suwannee counties, Florida, U.S.A.
Richard Carter, Valdosta State University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); photo taken 19 May 1993
Catherine Herms, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); photo taken 20 May 1993
Catherine Herms, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); 25 May 1993
Catherine Herms, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); 26 May 1993
Catherine Herms, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); photo taken 26 May 1993
Catherine Herms, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); photo taken 19 June 1993
Catherine Herms, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); photo taken 9 June 1993
Catherine Herms, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); 26 April 1994
Catherine Herms, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); photo taken 26 April 1994
Catherine Herms, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); less than 1/4 bloom; photo taken 12 May 1993
Catherine Herms, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); less than 1/4 bloom; photo taken 12 May 1993
Catherine Herms, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); closed buds; photo taken 12 May 94
Catherine Herms, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); photo taken 12 May 1993
Catherine Herms, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); less then 1/4 bloom; photo taken 12 May 1994
Catherine Herms, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); less then 1/4 bloom; photo taken on 12 May 1994
Catherine Herms, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); photo taken 19 May 1994
Catherine Herms, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); 1/2 bloom; photo taken 24 May 1994
Catherine Herms, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); photo taken 28 June 1994
Catherine Herms, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Joseph LaForest, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Joseph LaForest, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); May, 2013 in Tift County
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); May, 2013 in Tift County
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); May, 2013 in Tift County
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); May, 2013 in Tift County
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); May, 2013 in Tift County
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); May, 2013 in Tift County
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); May 2013 in Tift County
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); May 2013 in Tift County
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); May 2013 in Tift County
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); May 2013 in Tift County
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); May 2013 in Tift County
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); May 2013 in Tift County
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); Coastal Plain; Tift County; October 2013, blooming out of season
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); Coastal Plain; Tift County; October 2013, blooming out of season
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); Roadside in Irwin County; 4/12/2014
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); Roadside in Irwin County; 4/12/2014
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); Roadside in Irwin County; 4/12/2014
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Habitat; Roadside in Irwin County; 4/12/2014
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); Roadside in Irwin County; 4/12/2014
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); Roadside in Irwin County; 4/12/2014
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); Roadside in Irwin County; 4/12/2014
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Katherine Russell, , Bugwood.org
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Foliage; photo taken 22 June 1993
Catherine Herms, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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