Lupine Gallery Blue, Lupinus
Lupine Gallery Blue, Lupinus
Lupine Gallery Blue, Lupinus
Lupine Gallery Blue, Lupinus
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Gallery Blue Lupine
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SKU: AM014429
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Overview
'Gallery Blue' Lupine grows 18-24 inches tall and shares its saturated indigo blooms in early summer. Pollinators are drawn to the nectar-rich spires of densley-packed, sweet pea-shaped blossoms, but deer and rabbits will leave them alone. Showy, palmate foliage makes a great backdrop for late-season blooms after 'Gallery Blue' finishes its summer show. (Lupinus)
key features
Botanical Name
Lupinus x intermedia Gallery Blue
Advantages
Native, Bee Friendly, Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Hummingbirds, Deer Resistant, Rabbit Resistant, Cut Flowers, Mass Plantings
Growing Zones
Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8
Light Requirements
Full Sun
Soil Moisture
Average
Mature Height
18-24" tall
Mature Spread
18-24" wide
Bloom Time
Late spring to early summer
SKU
AM014429
Description
Everybody loves lupines. And most lupine species are American wildflowers. From coast to coast they are loved...the famous Pacific coast lupines, the Texas Bluebonnet, and the widespread Wild Blue Lupine of the eastern US.
But when it comes to hybrids, there is really only one group--the world-famous Russell Lupines. They were created by crossing several lupine species, most notably blue L. polyphyllus, a native of the Pacific Northwest. By careful hybridization and years of work, a man named George Russell in England perfected the multicolored strains in 1937, and they've been the standards ever since.
The Gallery Hybrids are considered a dwarf form, since many lupines are very tall plants. Gallery Hybrids grow to only about 18 in an endless array of colors and bi-colors.
Growing Lupines These prized plants are not hard to grow, and in fact, many of the wild species are permanent features in wildflower meadows. (See our Individual Species List for seeds of several native species including Texas Bluebonnet.)
The Russell Hybrids are a bit more fussy. They are best where soils are rich and conditions are cool. In zones 4 and 5 they are fine, but considered a short-lived perennial, even in New England. From Zone 6 south, they grow beautifully, but are hard to preserve and should be planted as annuals.
One of my favorite perennial author/experts, Alan Armitage, says, Flowers more perfect than those of the lupine hybrids are difficult to imagine.
