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Fabaceae
Lupinus caudatus
Lupinus caudatus
Also known as Lupinus
Zones 4–9Sun Full SunWater ModerateCare Low
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Lupine · Fabaceae · Native Wildflower · Pollinator Plant · Blue Flowers · Drought Tolerant · Western Native · Meadow Garden · Nitrogen Fixer · Perennial
Pet-safeBeginner-friendlyAttracts pollinators
In stock at 1 nurseryStock updated 9/6/2026
Tailcup lupine (Lupinus caudatus) is a robust western native perennial that produces tall spikes of blue to violet flowers beloved by pollinators. It thrives in well-draining, even poor or sandy soils and is quite drought-tolerant once established, requiring only occasional deep watering. Plant it in a sunny spot in a native, wildflower, or meadow garden and avoid overwatering or rich fertilizers, which can reduce flowering.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply but infrequently, allowing soil to dry out between waterings once established · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7–8
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
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Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 20 ft – 40 ft
- Spread
- 20 ft
- Spacing
- 24 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Blue
- Foliage
- Green · Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Arizona, Bangladesh, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, Utah, Wyoming
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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