Lupinus polyphyllus, big blue lupine - Fabaceae - will grow in poor soils - palmately compound leaves with hairs - 6-8 weeks of flowering - summer flowering - nitrogen fixing - bee pollinated - garden hybrids are toughest - Western North America - BC to California - has a symbiotic relationship with soil bacteria - self seeding, pea-like fuzzy pods to 5cm, herbaceous perennial, Native to the Pacific Northwest, moist to wet, open habitats, seashore, streamside, meadows, disturbed sites
