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This plant is also known as Grape Soda Lupine due to its grape soda-scented purple flowers that grow from May to July. One of the smaller bush lupines, it reaches up to 4 feet in height and diameter, attracting butterflies with its flowers and birds with its seeds. This plant tolerates drought and poor soils, but prefers sandy or loam soils.
May Attract
Interior Bush Lupine is thought to attract these families of birds
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