Yellow Lupin (Lupinus luteus)

Family: Fabaceae or Leguminosae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)

Lupinus luteus is a ANNUAL growing to 0.6 m (2ft) by 0.3 m (1ft in). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 6. It is in flower from June to July, and the seeds ripen from August to September. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Bees. It can fix Nitrogen. Suitable for: light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils and can grow in nutritionally poor soil.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds

Harvest Seasons: Fall, Late Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

rich vegetable or savoury dish in any of the ways that cooked beans are used. — Used as a protein-rich vegetable or savoury dish in any of the ways that cooked beans are used.; The seed can also be ground into a powder and be mixed with cereal flours for making bread etc.; If the seed is bitter this is due to the presence of toxic alkaloids and the seed should not be eaten without treatment.; These alkaloids can usually be removed by soaking the seed in 2 or 3 changes of water.

Habitat & North American Range

Light acid soils. (Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)