Sundial Lupine (Lupinus perrinis) on Ten Mile Road,

Near Alapha River at Irwin-Turner County Line, 2004.

c. Brian Brown

The lupine famiily is most common in cooler climates, and though this species has a short blooming time, it's one of South Georgia's most spectacular wildflowers. Several small colonies thrive in the sand ridges near the Alapaha River on the Ten Mile Road (Georgia 107), and along the sand dunes near the Alapaha on the Irwinville Highway (Georgia 125), just past Irwinville.