In addition to its human admirers, the lupine plant attracts pollinators to its tubular flowers of white, pink, red, yellow, ...

The White Mountains are known for their beautiful views year-round, but in June, the views in the fields become especially beautiful as the lupine burst into bloom.

As a member of the legume family, they are able to fix nitrogen in the soil, enriching it for neighboring plants and for themselves. Visually captivating in shades of blue, purple, red ...

Look closely and you’ll find a variety of blossoms bursting in purple, yellow ... The flower is a hemiparasite, meaning it derives some of its nutrients from the roots of other plants. Lupine ...

Some to look out for: beavertail cactus with its magenta flowers ... but invasive yellow mustard blooms, but it’s not hard to find native favorites. You’ll spot silver and purple lupines ...

Dense swirls of purple ... out sundial lupin seeds, rather than the invasive large-leafed variety — even if they're not as colourful. Invasive lupins can crowd out native plants and the insects ...