big bend bluebonnet
Lupinus havardii
USDA zones7 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterNeeds dry soil
Size1 to 4 feet tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Habit
- Herb
- Bloom season
- Spring, winter
- Bloom color
- Blue , purple
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Big Bend bluebonnet (Lupinus havardii) is an annual for borders and low-maintenance gardens. This plant likes full sun and dry, sandy or loamy soil. It grows 1 to 3 feet tall, with deep blue flowers on the upper part of the stems. Each bloom has a lemon blotch. Flowers open from late winter through late spring, and bees and butterflies visit them. The leaves are divided into seven leaflets.
Pairs well with Narrowleaf milkweed, Chia, and Shenandoah switchgrass.
Native range
TX.