Saving the last of Vermont's native lupine

Saving the last of Vermont's native lupine

June 22, 2026 · 7 min

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The episode discusses the rare native lupine species in Vermont and the efforts to conserve it.

Most of the lupine that bloom across Vermont are non-native. But there's a very rare species of lupine that is native to Vermont, and there are almost none of these plants left in the state. Reporter Erica Heilman spent a day visiting a family of the rare Lupinus perennis with Vermont's head botanist.

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