Beautiful small lupine
"This lupine took off running almost as soon as I planted it. It is healthy, happy in full sun and has bloomed constantly with deadheading. Now into September and still two flower stalks."
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"This lupine took off running almost as soon as I planted it. It is healthy, happy in full sun and has bloomed constantly with deadheading. Now into September and still two flower stalks."
"Sadly mine died a couple of weeks after planting. I planted it in an ideal location as well. It was very healthy when it arrived so maybe something to do with my soil here in coastal NC"
"I have always loved lupines ever since seeing acres of them wild inNova Scotia. I planted this little one in a perennial garden, but it doesn't seem to be doing well. Perhaps it is too warm here?"
"The plants are healthy and grew during the summer but did not bloom. I am hoping that they will bloom next year."
"Last Fall I purchased three Lupine Gallery Red plants on sale for a remarkably low price, which were promised to be sent in the spring at a time appropriate for the area I live in (western New York). After thinking and planning about my gardens through the cold and snowy winter I've recently begun cleaning out and preparing my gardens. Yesterday arrived my Lupine plants! Nicely packaed with care, and plants peeking out of the box (they seem to be nearly a foot tall, nicely green and healthy looking). This weekend I'll plant them in my patio garden (I live in a townhouse so all I have is a patio garden)and I'll also try one of the plants in a large container pot I purchased. I am sooo excited!"
"First of all, I was blown away by the packaging. I know that has nothing to do with the contents but sending flowers can be a nightmare. Really trick packaging with a full color picture on each compartment so no guess work when I go to plant. The red lupines I ordered came in fresh and alive, no wilted leaves and they looked really healthy. So all in all, the entire order was a pleasing experience. I simply can't wait to get them in the ground tomorrow. Would I recommend them to a friend? Absolutely!"
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.
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