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Fabaceae
Mexican lupine
Lupinus elegans
Also known as Annual lupine, Texas bluebonnet, Lupino
Tropical Plants · Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Lupine · Mexican Lupine · Perennial · Flowering · Legume · Pollinator · Tropical · Shade Tolerant · Fast Growing · Central America
Mexican lupine thrives in partial shade with consistent moisture and well-draining soil rich in organic matter. As a nitrogen-fixing legume, it benefits from minimal fertilization and prefers slightly acidic soil. Deadhead spent flower spikes to encourage repeat blooming and prevent aggressive self-seeding.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply until soil is evenly moist, allowing the top inch to dry between waterings · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- sandy loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 24 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Root depth
- Deep
- Flowers
- Blue
- Foliage
- Green · Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Sources: trefle, usda
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