Our Plants (List)

The silver bush lupine is California’s most widespread perennial lupine. It is found in nearly every county in a variety of plant communities. It grows as a vase shaped shrub with silver leaves covered in spring with numerous upright flower stocks of blue, violet and white. The flowers are much-loved…

The collinus variety of the silver bush lupine occurs in sunny, open sites throughout California. It grows in a mounding form with silver soft-textured leaves. In every way it is a miniature version of other varieties – smaller leaves, flowers, height, etc. The foliage tend to be denser than in…

The coastal bush lupine is one of California’s more robust lupine species. It grows in coastal settings as a dense mound of light green foliage to a height of three feet or more. The spring flowers are generally yellow, but a small population in San Mateo County displays flowers of…

The coastal bush lupine is one of California’s more robust lupine species. It grows in coastal settings as a dense mound of light green foliage to a height of three feet or more. The spring flowers are generally yellow, but a small population in San Mateo County displays flowers of…

This lupine is one of the several species encountered along the immediate coast. It thrives in coastal strand along much of the California coast – the stabilized hills just inland from the beach. The foliage of the dune bush lupine is silvery light green. The flowers are lavender and white….

Over one hundred lupine species grace California. They are found in many plant communities throughout the state – from beaches to alpine meadows, from deserts to redwood forests. It is perhaps our most widespread genus. Although many species have a limited distribution, summer lupine grows in sunny, open areas in…