Lupinus diffusus

''Lupinus diffusus'' (Oak Ridge lupine, spreading lupine, or sky-blue lupine) is a species of lupine native to the southeastern United States, from North Carolina south to Florida and west to Mississippi. It is restricted to very dry, sandy soils, often in open pine or oak woodlands.

It is a perennial plant, perennial herbaceous plant growing to tall. The leaf, leaves are palmately compound with 3-5 leaflets long and broad, gray-green to silvery green, covered with fine white hairs. The flowers are pale blue or violet, produced in a dense spike long.

Cultivation

It is grown as an ornamental plant in gardens for its flowers and silvery leaves, produced in early spring.

References and external links

USDA PLants Profile: ''Lupinus diffusus''
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Photos of ''Lupinus diffusus''

Lupinus, diffusus
Flora of the Southeastern United States
Flora without expected TNC conservation status

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