Russell lupine
Lupinus polyphyllus 'Russell'
USDA zones3 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size8 to 12 inches tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Blue
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Russell' lupine (Lupinus polyphyllus 'Russell') is a perennial for pollinator gardens and low maintenance beds. Give it full or part sun and dry to moist, sandy or loamy soil. Blue flowers open in early to late spring and again in early to late summer. Bumblebees pollinate it, and it hosts the larvae of many butterfly species. It sits low on the menu for deer. Hummingbirds and bees also visit the blooms.
Pairs well with American Gold Rush black-eyed Susan, Musk mallow, and Carlton daffodil.