Fabaceae
Lupinus latifolius subsp. wigginsii
Lupinus latifolius subsp. wigginsii
Also known as Lupinus latifolius var. wigginsii
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Lupine · Mexico Native · Rare Lupine · Perennial · Partial Shade · Pollinator · Fabaceae · Specialist Plant · Wildflower · Nitrogen Fixer
Wiggins' broadleaf lupine is a rare perennial subspecies native to northwestern Mexico, best suited to outdoor gardens with partial shade and consistently moist, well-drained soil. Water deeply on a weekly basis during the growing season and avoid standing water around the roots. Due to its very limited range and rarity, this plant is seldom available commercially and is primarily of interest to specialist native plant collectors.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply until soil is evenly moist, then allow the top inch to dry before watering again · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- sandy loam
- Soil pH
- 6.5–7
- Temperature
- -40°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 3a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 2.5 ft
- Spread
- 12 in
- Spacing
- 24 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Root depth
- Deep
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Mexico Northwest
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Sources: trefle, usda
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