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Lupinus exaltatus

Lupinus exaltatus
Photo: Dayan Romero, CC BY 4.0

Lupinus exaltatus, the Mexican lupine, is a tall flowering member of the pea family native to Mexico, growing to about 1.2 m from a central stem that branches frequently. It is grown as a garden or wildflower plant in warm climates, and it reseeds readily.

Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Light
Full sun
Water
Water moderately while establishing, then allow the soil to dry between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, sandy or loamy soil; tolerates poor soil.
Temperature
15–30 °C; protect from hard frost.
How easy
Easy
Native range
Mexico
Climate
subtropical

About

Lupinus exaltatus, the Mexican lupine, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is native to Mexico.

Where it grows

L. exaltatus may be found growing in oak forest, roadside verges, and land disturbed by agricultural activities.

Other Lupinus plants

Drew's silky lupine · Fleshy lupine · Lupinus albert-smithianus · Sicklekeel lupine · Silver lupine · White Lupin · Lupinus alopecuroides · Lupinus amandus · Lupinus anatolicus · Anderson's lupine · Narrowflower lupine · Narrowleaf lupine

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lupinus exaltatus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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