Yellow lupin
Lupinus luteus
- Layer 4 · Herbaceous
- Nitrogen fixer
Status by region
No restrictions recorded in the lists we checked.
Checked against the European Union list (Regulation 1143/2014) · Portugal's national invasive species list (Decreto-Lei 92/2019).
Information based on the cited sources, not legal advice — always confirm your local rules.
About
Native to the Mediterranean Basin, it is an annual legume with very showy yellow inflorescences. It is widely used as green manure due to its great capacity to fix nitrogen and break up compacted soils.
It is harvested now — July is one of the harvest months.
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Needs
- Water: Medium
- Light: Full sun
- Size: Herbaceous annual up to 0.8 m
- Mature diameter: 0.4 m
- Soils: Sandy, Loam
- Climates: Hot, dry Mediterranean, Atlantic coast
Calendar
- January
- February — Planting
- March — Planting
- April
- May
- June — Harvest
- July — Harvest
- August
- September
- October — Planting
- November — Planting
- December
- Harvest
- Planting
Medicinal use: Toxic: the plant and raw seeds contain toxic bitter alkaloids; they are only edible after prolonged cooking and washing.
Where to buy
Related plants
Other species in the same layer or with the same function.
It is harvested now — July is one of the harvest months.
See which trees the yellow lupin grows well with
We have no trees recorded with this species yet. Start from the tree on your land.
No account needed.
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