Lupinus polyphyllus: Also called garden lupine, bifleaf lupine, or Russell hybrid lupine, this is the perennial wildflower from which new hybrids are created. This blue or purple lupine can take a ...

Unfortunately, if that purple flower is comfrey ... it can make nitrogen usable for plants, improving soil health. Wild lupine thrives in zones 3 through 8 and can handle full sun or part shade.

Maine’s only native lupine species, the sundial lupine ( Lupinus perennis ), once supported native pollinators such as the ...

Bright purple lupine borders the Skyline Trail on Badger Mountain. ... Flowers were very restless Saturday (windy), while Sunday was beautiful.

Columbia Hills State Park (95 miles east of Vancouver): Here you’ll see undulating oceans of golden arrowleaf balsamroot and purple lupine amidst gently rolling hills.

In downtown St. John's, N.L., this summer, motorists have been treated to a rare botanical sight — a plume of pink lupins growing at the heart of a hectic intersection.

About 30 years ago, the Prince Edward Island government tried unsuccessfully to eradicate the flowers. Now, lupin-covered fields and hillsides are a staple in tourism.

In addition to its human admirers, the lupine plant attracts pollinators to its tubular flowers of white, pink, red, yellow, blue, or purple. Most lupine varieties sold today are hybrids of the ...

Why does purple dominate in lupin fields? Biology and the bees, says scientist. ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — In downtown St. John's, N.L., this summer, motorists have been treated to a rare botanical sight — a ...