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Fabaceae
Mediterranean white lupin
Lupinus albus
Also known as European white lupin, White lupin, Field white lupin
Zones 4–9Sun Full SunWater ModerateCare Moderate
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Lupin · Legume · Nitrogen Fixing · White Flowers · Cover Crop · Edible Seeds · Mediterranean · Annual · Cottage Garden · Fabaceae
Pet-safeMedicinalAttracts pollinators
In stock at 1 nurseryStock updated 9/6/2026
Mediterranean white lupin is a robust, fast-growing plant that thrives in full sun to partial shade with well-drained, slightly acidic soil. It is a nitrogen-fixing legume, making it an excellent cover crop or companion plant that improves soil fertility naturally. Water regularly during establishment but avoid waterlogging, as it is susceptible to root rot in heavy or overly wet soils.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply until soil is moist to a depth of several inches, then allow the top inch to dry before rewatering · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5.6–7.5
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
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Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- White
- Foliage
- Green · Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Algeria, Azores, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Central European Rus, Chile Central, Corse, Czechoslovakia, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, Egypt, France, Greece, India, Italy, Kirgizstan
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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