Sundial Lupine (Lupinus perennis)

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

Lupinus perennis is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.6 m (2ft). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 4. It is in flower from June to July. 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, prefers well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid and neutral soils.

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, they can also be roasted or ground into a powder. — Used as a protein-rich vegetable or savoury dish in any of the ways that cooked beans are used, they can also be roasted or ground into a powder.; The seed has a bitter flavour due to the presence of toxic alkaloids, it should be thoroughly leached before being cooked.; Seedpods - cooked.

Habitat & North American Range

Grassy places in dry sandy soils. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)