Large-leaved Lupine : Lupinus polyphyllus

Plant type: deciduous, perennial, herbaceous plant
Height: 2 - 5'

Light: full to part sun
Soil: moist to seasonally wet

Growth rate: fast
PPL: YES

Open palmed leaves praise the sky, uplifting bountiful brownish-purple flowers.

This is the biggest of the lupine boys - there are a handful of other smaller native lupines.

Full disclosure: sometimes the large leaves get powdery mildew and aphids LOVE this plant - but if you're cool with it - the aphids feed the birds.

A poster child for “nitrogen fixation” - a fun google, if you wish.