Far Out Flora

Gardening in the Outerlands of San Francisco

August 30, 2010
by Megan
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Lasting Lupinus Arboreus

The Yellow Bush Lupine has been a work horse along the coast, flowering continuously despite San Francisco’s lack of summer rain. Since we last looked at Lupinus arboreus, they’ve grown their fuzzy seed pods which look a lot like hairy … Continue reading

May 17, 2010
by Megan
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Wild Beach Lupine

We spotted some Blue Bush Lupine (Lupinus arboreus) on the sand dunes along the southern part of Ocean Beach in San Francisco. Above you can see the Blue Bush Lupine in the middle, some wild Beach Strawberry (Fragaria chiloensis) with … Continue reading

May 10, 2010
by Megan
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Wild about Yellow Lupine

Great weekend outing at Fort Funston. Max our border collie gets to play, and we get to check out the wildflowers.  We were excited to come across this Yellow Bush Lupine (Lupinus arboreus). We often see blue Lupine at Fort … Continue reading