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Lupinus (chamissonis)

Betty Young
Nurseries Sr Manager
Bldg 201, Fort Mason
San Francisco, California 94123
415-331-6917
415-331-7521 (fax)
byoung@ggnpa.org

Family Scientific Name: Fabaceae
Family Common Name: Pea Family
Scientific Name: Lupinus chamissonis Eschs.
Common Name: Chamisso Bush Lupine
Species Code: LUPCHA
Ecotype: Fort Funston, California
General Distribution: L. chamissonis is found in sandy places and dunes from Marin County to Los Angeles County, California.
Propagation Goal: plants
Propagation Method: seed
ProductType: Container (plug)
Stock Type: Deepot 40
Time To Grow: 0
Target Specifications: Height: N/A<br> Caliper: N/A<br> Root System: Firm plug in container.
Propagule Collection: Seeds are collected between April 1st and June 30th.
Mature pods are brown.
Seed is dark and speckled and 3 to 4 mm long at maturity.
Propagule Processing: Seed Cleaning:None required.
Storage Conditions: Seeds are kept dry and stored at room temperature.
Seeds/gram: 43
Pre-Planting Treatments: Scarify using sandpaper for 5 minutes. Heat water and soak seeds overnight. Seeds that do not imbibe need to be re-scarified and soaked.
Growing Area Preparation/
Annual Practices for Perennial Crops:
Fully Controlled Greenhouse.
Sowing Method: Transplanting Germinants.
Seeds are sown in flats containing Sunshine Mix #4 Aggregate Plus (peat moss, perlite, major and minor nutrients, gypsum, and dolomitic lime).
Seeds are covered with media and planted 2 times the diameter to depth.
Flats are watered in by hand.
Seeds are sown on October 15th.
% Germination: 95%
Establishment Phase: Seeds germinate 3 days after sowing.
Seedlings are transplanted 3 days after germination to individual containers 2"x10" tubes (Deepot 40) containing 1 part standard compost mix to 1 part sand.
Transplant Survival averages 90%.
Length of Establishment Phase: 1 week
Active Growth Phase: After seedlings are transplanted, they are moved to the shadehouse.Seedlings do not transplant well.
References: A California Flora and Supplement, Munz, P., University of California Press, Berkeley and London, 1973.

Citation:

Young, Betty. 2001. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Lupinus chamissonis Eschs. plants Deepot 40; San Francisco, California. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2024/07/23). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.