lupin

Spiky garden flower

Lupin is a plant of the pea family with tall spikes of colorful flowers and palmately divided leaves.

Lupins grow wild in meadows and are cultivated in gardens for their showy blue, purple, pink, yellow, or white blooms.

Some species produce edible seeds, eaten in Mediterranean and Latin American cuisines.

Also spelled lupine.

wildflower

meadow

Grassy field for grazing

bloom · spire · spike · colorful · purple · blue · pink · yellow · white · pollinator

legume

bean

Edible legume seed

soybean · pulse · protein · fodder · edible · alkaloid · bitter · sweet · dehulling · soaking

symbolic

werewolf

Shapeshifting wolf-person

moon · folklore · superstition · wolf · mythology · legend · omen · protection · fertility · rebirth

cultivation

sowing

Planting for cultivation

acidic · rotation · intercropping · drainage · hardy · low-maintenance · inoculant · phosphorus · plowing · harvesting

Categories
Opposites
legume type/edibility

lupincommon bean

Cultivated edible legume species

kidney bean · soybean · lentil · pea · chickpea

garden plant aesthetics

lupinground cover

Low plants preventing erosion

creeping phlox · alyssum · sedum · moss · lawn grass

Phrases
Family

lupine, lupines, lupus, lupins

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G