Life Span
Annual
Annual
Type
Flowering Plants
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Texas
Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Mediterranean, Turkey, Western Asia
Types
Lupinus adsurgens, Lupinus affinis, Lupinus albicaulis
Mountain silverbell , Rosea
Number of Varieties
453
0
40000
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Habitat
Loamy soils, Sandy areas
Floodplains, low mountains, Lower slopes, secondary forest
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-85-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 1
9-5
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
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.96 cm25.40 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.48 cm30.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Blue, Purple
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Sea Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Sea Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblanceolate to oval
Acuminate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
-
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring
Spring, Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
Layering, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
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
-
Soil Type
Fertile, Well drained
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune grass to maintain level, 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
Drought and Salt
Flowers
Showy
Showy
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Bees, Flying insects
Allergy
Toxic
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
Insignificant
-
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Soil Enrichment
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
-
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for bedding in gardens
Decoration Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Hanging Basket
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
LUPINUS subcarnosus
ORNITHOGALUM nutans
Common Name
Bluebonnet, Texas Bluebonnet
Drooping Star-of-Bethlehem, Nodding Star-of-Bethlehem, Silver Bells
In Hindi
Bluebonnet Plant
Silver bells
In German
Blaue Lupine Pflanze
Silver bells
In French
Bluebonnet Plante
Silver bells
In Spanish
Planta bluebonnet
Silver bells
In Greek
Bluebonnet φυτών
Silver bells
In Portuguese
Bluebonnet de Plantas
Silver bells
In Polish
Bluebonnet roślin
Silver bells
In Latin
Planta Bluebonnet
Silver bells
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Angiosperms
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Ebenales
Family
Fabaceae
Asparagaceae
Genus
Lupinus
Halesia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Eudicots
Tribe
Genisteae
-
Subfamily
Faboideae
-
Number of Species
2004
1
27800
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