Life Span
Annual
Biennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Tree
Origin
Texas
Canary Islands
Types
Lupinus adsurgens, Lupinus affinis, Lupinus albicaulis
Echium pininana
Number of Varieties
4510
0
40000
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Habitat
Loamy soils, Sandy areas
tropical environments
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-88-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 1
9 - 1
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
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.96 cm240.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.48 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Blue, Purple
Light Blue, Blue Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Sea Green
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Sea Green
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblanceolate to oval
Lobed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring
Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
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
Medium
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
Loam, 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
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
-
Allergy
Toxic
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Soil Enrichment
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for bedding in gardens
Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
Insignificant
Sometimes
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Hanging Basket
Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower
Botanical Name
LUPINUS subcarnosus
ECHIUM pininana
Common Name
Bluebonnet, Texas Bluebonnet
Giant Viper's Bugloss, Pine Echium, Tree Echium
In Hindi
Bluebonnet Plant
Tree Echium
In German
Blaue Lupine Pflanze
Baum Aciam
In French
Bluebonnet Plante
Arbre ACIAM
In Spanish
Planta bluebonnet
árbol Aciam
In Greek
Bluebonnet φυτών
δέντρο Aciam
In Portuguese
Bluebonnet de Plantas
árvore Aciam
In Polish
Bluebonnet roślin
drzewo Aciam
In Latin
Planta Bluebonnet
lignum Aciam
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Lamiales
Family
Fabaceae
Boraginaceae
Genus
Lupinus
Echium
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Genisteae
-
Subfamily
Faboideae
-
Number of Species
20060
1
27800
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