Lupinus pilosus L.

A beautiful spring-blooming lupin that is protected in Israel. Carpeting the lowalands of the northern part of the country.

A lupine is born :) Here u can see the seed germinating, the seed cover is pilled, the cotyledons and the first leaves are verealed.

another baby lupine...

Thats a pink mutation the noramlly blue mountain lupin. This mutation appears spontaneously.

Its germination time, the little rains we had caused some seeds to germinate, but still many ohters wait dormant in soil. Here u can see a two weeks old lupine.

Lupinus pilosus is a common protected flower in Israel. Every year it adorns the slopes of the Mediterranean region with its beautiful blue flowers.

Lupinus pilosus is a snowy day...

A common, but protected annual in Israel. Common throughout the whole Mediterranean.

Lupinus pilosus is a robust Mediterranean annual. It forms huge patches that are migrating every year. In Israel it is a protected species.