Lupinus perennis - Wild Lupine - Seeds

Description

• Fabaceae Fabales
• Western North America (from Texas to the coasts of the Arctic Ocean and inland)
• H 150cm x W 100cm
•  Z3 
• Perennial
• Synonyms: Sundial Lupine, Blue Lupine
• 1 packet of 20 seeds

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Details

Lupinus perennis, the Sundial Lupine, is a perennial botanical lupine native to western North America (including Canada)

It is different from the Russel's Lupine (the garden lupine)

Very hardy since it also grows in Newfoundland, Lupinus perennis forms a tuft of digitate leaves characteristic of Lupines, soft green, from a perennial tuberous stump

In spring, majestic inflorescences emerge, reaching 1.5m in height, covered with flowers which bloom uninterruptedly for several weeks

The papilionaceous flower of the Perennial Lupine is generally purple, but some plants of this variable species have lighter, darker, or even pink flowers

Very capable on poor soil, because Lupines are atmospheric nitrogen-fixing plants

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Cultivation

Sow in spring in pots and transplant into the ground, full sun, when the plant can be handled

The Perennial Lupine sets quickly and for years, until it forms truly spectacular tall clumps

Flowering may start on the year of sowing but will truly show from the 2nd year

Non-invasive (seeds are produced in abundance, but consumed by animals as well as young seedlings)