Lupinus mutabilis
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Lupinus mutabilis is a species of lupin grown in the Andes for its edible bean. Vernacular names include tarwi, tarhui, chocho, altramuz, Andean lupin, South American lupin, or pearl lupin.
Read about Lupinus mutabilis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Lupinus mutabilis, Sweet. St. erect, branched, somewhat woody, 5 ft. tall: lfts. 7-9, lanceolate, obtuse, hairy below and somewhat glaucous: fls. large, somewhat verticillate, fragrant; standard white mixed with blue, becoming blue with a large yellow mark in the center; wings and keel white. June-Aug. Mountains of S. Amer. — Attractive species, erect and branching but half-hardy. Var. Cruckshanksii, Hook. (L. Cruckshanksii, Gray). Fls. large, fragrant, white, the standard yellow-rose, becoming violet.
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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