Common
name: Blue Bonnet or Baker Lupine
Latin name: Lupinus bakeri bakeri
Annual/Perennial: Perennial Flowers: Spring
Flower size: 1/4" to 3/8"
Found in: Foothills to Montane
Height: 20" to 24"
Invasive: No
Native species: No Useful in garden: Yes
Image taken: Cottonwood Pass just east of Granby on Highway 40
Pictured
Wildflower: Blue Bonnet Lupinus bakeri bakeri
Wildflower
Field notes: If you ever have the chance to take a drive over
Cottonwood pass mid to late May... you'll be rewarded with a
bounty of wildflowers. Along this short pass which ends a Hot
Sulphur Springs, you'll see three varieties of Lupine, Balsam
Root, Indian Paintbrush, Sulphur Flower, and many more beautiful
flowers.
