Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Shrub
Origin
Texas
Texas, Mexico
Types
Lupinus adsurgens, Lupinus affinis, Lupinus albicaulis
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Number of Varieties
45-
0
40000
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Habitat
Loamy soils, Sandy areas
Semi desert, shade of desert, Shaded sites
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-810-13
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 1
12-9
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
23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.96 cm45.70 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.48 cm90.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Blue, Purple
White, Light Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Pink
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Sea Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Sea Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblanceolate to oval
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Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Very Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring
Early Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Dry Conditions
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
Cuttings, Divison, Rooted stem cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
Keep the Soil well drained, occasional watering once established
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Slightly Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Fertile, Well drained
Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Pests and diseases free
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Dry Conditions
Flowers
Showy
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Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Butterflies
Allergy
Toxic
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Borders, Slopes hedging
Beauty Benefits
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Making cosmetics, Moisturizing
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Soil Enrichment
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Eczema
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
wax
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for bedding in gardens
Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc.
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Hanging Basket
Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
LUPINUS subcarnosus
EUPHORBIA antisyphilitica
Common Name
Bluebonnet, Texas Bluebonnet
wax plant
In Hindi
Bluebonnet Plant
Candelilla
In German
Blaue Lupine Pflanze
candelilla
In French
Bluebonnet Plante
candelilla
In Spanish
Planta bluebonnet
candelilla
In Greek
Bluebonnet φυτών
candelilla
In Portuguese
Bluebonnet de Plantas
candelilla
In Polish
Bluebonnet roślin
candelilla
In Latin
Planta Bluebonnet
candelilla
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Euphorbiales
Family
Fabaceae
Euphorbiaceae
Genus
Lupinus
Euphorbia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Genisteae
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Subfamily
Faboideae
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Number of Species
200-
1
27800
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