Life Span
Annual
Annual
Type
Vegetable
Flowering Plants
Origin
North America, Central America, South America
Texas
Types
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Lupinus adsurgens, Lupinus affinis, Lupinus albicaulis
Number of Varieties
845
0
40000
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Habitat
-
Loamy soils, Sandy areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99993-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
9 - 1
Sunset Zone
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
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
Habit
Prostrate/Trailing
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm60.96 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
120.00 cm30.48 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Gold
White, Blue, Purple
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Yellow, Green, Orange, Gold, Salmon, Gray Green, Dark Green, Orange Red, Tan, Ivory
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green, Sea Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Green, Sea Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green, Yellow green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Heart-shaped
Oblanceolate to oval
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Divison
Cuttings, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not water frequently
Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Slightly Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Fertile, Well drained
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Requires very little pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Borers, Cucumber beetles, Mealybugs, Powdery mildew
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Butterflies
Allergy
-
Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Soil Enrichment
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Flowers
Other Uses
Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for bedding in gardens
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Container, Hanging Basket
Botanical Name
CUCURBITA moschata
LUPINUS subcarnosus
Common Name
Butternut Squash, Cheese Pumpkin, Golden Cushaw Squash, Gourd, Pumpkin, Squash, Winter Crookneck Squash, Winter Squash
Bluebonnet, Texas Bluebonnet
In Hindi
Crooknech squash
Bluebonnet Plant
In German
Crooknech squash
Blaue Lupine Pflanze
In French
Crooknech squash
Bluebonnet Plante
In Spanish
Crooknech squash
Planta bluebonnet
In Greek
Crooknech squash
Bluebonnet φυτών
In Portuguese
Crooknech squash
Bluebonnet de Plantas
In Polish
Crooknech squash
Bluebonnet roślin
In Latin
Crooknech squash
Planta Bluebonnet
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Violales
Fabales
Family
Cucurbitaceae
Fabaceae
Genus
Cucurbita
Lupinus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Cucurbiteae
Genisteae
Subfamily
Cucurbitoideae
Faboideae
Number of Species
5200
1
27800
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