Lupinus subcarnosus | Texas Bluebonnet | Various
Lupinus subcarnosus belongs to the plant family LEGUMINOS and Genus Lupinus This plant specimen prefers Wet soil a pH of 7 . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Full sun
We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Lupinus subcarnosus does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Lupinus subcarnosus so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Lupinus subcarnosus Texas bluebonnet is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).
It usually does best in moist soils.
Pieris japonica 'Deep Pink' is an Annual which means it lives for 1 year before dying. This plant needs to be regrown for success in the next season.
Lupinus subcarnosus has an annual life cycle. The blossoms are typically of a blue color.
This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 10" feet will have an overall spread somewhere between ... not specified on this plants page
"Xeriscape Gardening: Water Conservation for the American Landscape", Connie Lockhart Ellefson, Thomas L. Stephens, and Douglas Welsh, Macmillan Publishing Company, New York, 1992.