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Russell Gardens
Russell Gardens
Russell Gardens
Russell Gardens
Russell Gardens
Russell Gardens
Russell Gardens
Russell Gardens
Russell Gardens
Russell Gardens
Russell Gardens
Russell Gardens
Russell Gardens
Russell Gardens
Russell Gardens
Russell Gardens
Russell Gardens
Russell Gardens
Russell Gardens
Russell Gardens
Russell Gardens
Russell Gardens
Russell Gardens
Russell Gardens
Russell Gardens
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Sunday8am - 6pm
Monday7am - 9pm
Tuesday7am - 9pm
Wednesday7am - 9pm
Thursday7am - 9pm
Friday7am - 9pm
Saturday7am - 9pm


Lupinus polyphyllus is a species of lupine native to western North America from southern Alaska and British Columbia east to Quebec, and western Wyoming, and south to Utah and California. It commonly grows along streams and creeks, preferring moist habitats. It is a perennial herbaceous plant with stout stems growing to 1.5 metres tall. The leaves are palmately compound with 9-17 leaflets 3–15 centimetres long. The flowers are produced on a tall spike, each flower 1–1.5 centimetres long, most commonly blue to purple in wild plants. The flowers are mostly visited by bumblebees. The polyphyllus variety in particular make up a great number of the hybrids which are generally grown as garden lupines, they can vary dramatically in colours. The majority of lupines do not thrive in rich heavy soils, and often only live for a matter of years if grown in such places, because crown contact with manure or rich organic matter encourages rotting. This lupine may represent a significant threat to the survival of the endangered Karner blue butterfly, due to its ease of hybridization with the Karner's food plant, Lupinus perennis, the sundial lupine. Some sources argue that much commercial sundial lupine seed is already questionable for the Karner due to hybridization. Additionally, incompatible lupines continue to be introduced by humans into places where the Karner lives or once lived.There are five varieties: Lupinus polyphyllus var. burkei – Interior northwestern United States Lupinus polyphyllus var. humicola – Interior western North America Lupinus polyphyllus var. pallidipes – Western Oregon and Washington Lupinus polyphyllus var. polyphyllus – Coastal western North America Lupinus polyphyllus var. prunophilus – Interior western North AmericaThe species epithet polyphyllus means many-leaved, from Ancient Greek πολύς many and φύλλον leaf.
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