1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual
Annual and Biennials
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants
Vegetable
1.3 Origin
Texas
India, Philippines, Southeast Asia
1.4 Types
Lupinus adsurgens, Lupinus affinis, Lupinus albicaulis
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Loamy soils, Sandy areas
Moist Soils, Tropical Climate
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Vining/Climbing
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
60.96 cm60.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
30.48 cm90.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White, Blue, Purple
Yellow, Orange, Dark Green
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Yellow, Dark Green
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Sea Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Sea Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Not Available
Green, Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Oblanceolate to oval
Palmate
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring
Indeterminate
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
Requires watering in the growing season, water on alternate days
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Slightly Alkaline
Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
Fertile, Well drained
Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut out old flower stalks, Prune after flowering, Remove branches that rub together, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
High potassium diluted feed of 5-10-5, Nitrogen, Potassium
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Army-worms, Bacteria wilt, Bacterial leaf spot, Blight, Cucumber beetles, Cutworms, Fusarium leaf spot, Leaf rust, Red spider mite, Striped cucumber beetles
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shallow soil
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Butterflies, Not Available
Bees, Flies, Flying insects
5.12 Allergy
Toxic
Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Decorating walls, Ornamental use
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Anti-ageing, Making cosmetics
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Soil Enrichment
Food for animals, Insect Repellent
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Anti-fungal, Blood disorders, Culinary Usage, Diabetes, Gastrointestinal disorders, Laxative, Nutritive, Weight loss
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for bedding in gardens
Cosmetics, Culinary use, Repellent, Used in making musical instruments
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Hanging Basket
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Vine
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
LUPINUS subcarnosus
Lagenaria siceraria
7.2 Common Name
Bluebonnet, Texas Bluebonnet
calabash, bottle gourd, white-flowered gourd, opo squash
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
Blaue Lupine Pflanze
Flaschenkürbis
7.2.3 In French
Bluebonnet Plante
Lagenaria siceraria
7.2.4 In Spanish
Planta bluebonnet
Lagenaria siceraria
7.2.5 In Greek
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Bluebonnet de Plantas
Cabaça
7.2.7 In Polish
Bluebonnet roślin
Tykwa pospolita
7.2.8 In Latin
Planta Bluebonnet
utrem cucurbita
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species