If you saw a nerdy guy knelt down next to a sidewalk taking pictures of native lupines in Tacoma tonight . . . that was me. Saw a patch of these on our way to dinner and we had to stop.
The bicolor lupine (Lupinus bicolor) is a particularly small lupine that does well in otherwise rough situations. Bee-friendly, small, but with a delightful blue-white flower color. They grow from BC to Baja California.