Menopause, or the cessation of menstrual periods, generally occurs in the 40s and 50s and marks the cessation of fertility, although age-related infertility can occur before then.
Silky lupine grows in northern areas from Washington and Oregon east to South Dakota. Tailcup lupine is found in Oregon, California, Idaho, Utah, Montana, and Wyoming. Velvet lupine is found in an intermountain region from Oregon to Wyoming. Silvery lupine occurs from North Dakota and Idaho south to Arizona and New Mexico.
Lupinus polyphyllus is the most popular of these stately plants. They can grow up to 5 feet high and, as far as I am concerned, should be a permanent fixture in all gardens. Lupines come in both annual and perennial varieties. Lupines do not like hot weather and do best in the Northeast and Canada. They also grow well in the Pacific Northwestern U.S. and some parts of California. They also grow abundantly throughout Europe as far north as Norway.