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Many flowered blue, pea flowered raceme May-June
Lupinus perennis Sun-dial lupin, Old maid’s bonnet, wild pea Z. 4-9
$10.25/BAREROOTMany flowered blue, pea flowered raceme May-June
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Native: Szechuan China
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