Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Aquatics
Origin
Texas
Australia, New Zealand
Types
Lupinus adsurgens, Lupinus affinis, Lupinus albicaulis
Myriophyllum aquaticum
Number of Varieties
4517
0
40000
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Habitat
Loamy soils, Sandy areas
Lakes, Ponds, stream banks
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-88-12
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 1
10-6
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 cm30.00 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
Dark Red, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Yellow Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Sea Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Sea Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblanceolate to oval
Pinnate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
waterlogging
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
In Water
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
Cuttings, Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
Plant grows in water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Slightly Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Fertile, Well drained
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune regularly, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
iron-rich fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Sap-Sucking Insects, Stem rot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
waterlogging
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
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
Water gardening
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Hanging Basket
Bog Garden, Container, Groundcover, Tropical, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
LUPINUS subcarnosus
MYRIOPHYLLUM propinquum
Common Name
Bluebonnet, Texas Bluebonnet
Parrot's Feather, Watermilfoil
In Hindi
Bluebonnet Plant
watermilfoil
In German
Blaue Lupine Pflanze
watermilfoil
In French
Bluebonnet Plante
myriophylle
In Spanish
Planta bluebonnet
watermilfoil
In Greek
Bluebonnet φυτών
watermilfoil
In Portuguese
Bluebonnet de Plantas
watermilfoil
In Polish
Bluebonnet roślin
watermilfoil
In Latin
Planta Bluebonnet
watermilfoil
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Saxifragales
Family
Fabaceae
Haloragaceae
Genus
Lupinus
Myriophyllum
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
Genisteae
-
Subfamily
Faboideae
-
Number of Species
20069
1
27800
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