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Perennial Lupine Seeds
Lupinus perennis
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Lupinus perennis, also called Perennial Lupine, Wild Lupine, and Sundial Lupine, has a wide native range across the Midwestern & Eastern US. Its native range includes Minnesota east to the Great Lakes region, Northeastern states, and in coastal states down to Georgia. This Lupine species thrives in sunny areas, sandy soil, including black oak sand savannas, sand prairies, and pine barrens. They need well-drained soil, such as sandy, loamy, or gravelly sites, and will not grow well in clay soil. They’re often paired with Daisies, Peonies, and Irises for early season color in gardens, and they pair beautifully with native Coreopsis, Rudbeckias, Coneflowers, and grasses for continual blooms as the season goes on.
Perennial Lupine is a wonderful pollinator plant. It is a host plant for the endangered Karner Blue butterfly, as well as the Eastern Tailed Blue (butterfly, the Queen Alexandra's Sulphur butterfly, Frosted Elfin butterfly, Wild Indigo Duskywing butterfly, and the Persius Dusky Wing butterfly. When the caterpillars eat the leaves, you may see holes or transparent areas in the leaves, but don’t worry – you’ve successfully created butterfly habitat!
Why We Love Lupines
- Thanks to their stunning flower spikes, Lupines have been cherished for centuries, adding a vibrant touch to formal gardens, cottage gardens, naturalistic gardens, and wildflower meadows alike.
- As a plant in the legume family, Lupines are nitrogen fixers, making the nutrient more available to surrounding plants.
- Lupines grow well alongside grasses and other wildflowers, creating a beautiful tapestry of colors and textures.
- In gardens, they make excellent companions to plants like Irises, Daisies, Peonies, and Coneflowers, which complement their striking blooms and lush foliage.
- There are numerous Lupine species with native ranges across the United States, each bringing its own charm to meadows and landscapes.
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Overall rating: 4.3170733 / 5 from 41 reviews.
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Perennial Lupine Seeds are highly valued for their vibrant flower spikes and ability to enhance garden aesthetics. They thrive in well-drained, sandy soil and are excellent companions for various plants, providing continual blooms and supporting pollinator habitats. Lupines are also nitrogen fixers, benefiting surrounding plants.
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- Vibrant Flower Spikes: 22%
- Long-lasting Appearance: 17%
Review topics: ["results","staff","seeds","lupine","plants","flowers","blooms","germination","soil","fall","variety","foliage"].
Review highlights
- "The plants are coming along nicely, and I really like the multi-petaled foliage." —
- "Lupine is doing very well" —
- "The wild lupine seed had excellent germination without soaking." —
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"Love lupines. Got about about one half package planted. So excited. Thank you"
NOT lupinus perennis!! Big-leaf is not native East Coast
"These are not true Lupinus Perennis. American meadows needs to double check their sourcing or be more clear about what they are actually selling. These seeds germinated as lupinus polyphyllus or maybe a hybrid, but either way do not plant them in the east coast and mid atlantic or great lakes regions. They will polinate and hybridize with true Lupinus Perennis in your region and cause the resulting seeds to not be the native species and to no longer be viable as a host for endagered butterflies that rely on the true species."
My neighbors love my wildflowers
"2 lbs of lupine seeds given as a gift to friend with a house in Maine. My Northeast Wildflower Mix has come into its' own. On neighbor remarked that with "little to smile about these days I always smile when I walk by your wildflowers". Your staff has been very supportive and helpful when I initiated this project."
Lots of lupine plants amid the wildflowers
"Proliferation of 1st year annuals have provided the 365 day to flower Lupines cover for root development. When weeding, I have noticed at least 100 plants over my first year wildflower garden."
Patience!
"I do wish that American Meadows would have added this information in their description box. I still would have purchased the seeds, but would have known what to expect. This season, I have many plants that have sprouted and grown, however, not one flower. Apparently, it does take a while for this particular plant to really dig in and set itself."
Beautiful Sea Of Blooms
"I planted perennial lupine in my front yard to replace a big section of lawn. We now have gorgeous purple flowers all spring followed by beautiful black eyed susans when the lupines are finished for the season. We enjoy the flowers so much that we're continuing to add more and more every year."
Followed planting instructions to th letter w little success
"i followed planting instructions diligently and had little success. I prepared the soil as directed in proper sunlight and have almost no blooms. These seeds were more expensive than local garden center. I had high hopes. Very disappointing"
Don't blame the seeds
"First year from seed."
Depressed
"We've been working on renovating a house and I had a lot of destroyed lawn areas with turned up soil. Since I am not a huge fan of grass, I took the opportunity to scatter some of this. I thought a field of lupines would be very pretty. Unfortunately, none took hold. I do blame myself primarily, since I had no time to work on this, nor water to apply. I was hoping for the best in "what works in the wild" kind of way. Luckily, I didn't use all the seeds, so I'll try again this year. I have water available, but no real time to work on it."
Not so successful.
"Was thrilled to get the seeds and excited to cultivate them. But out of the dozens of seeds I planted only about a dozen plants germinated. Tried different areas and used a good composted soil. No luck. The few plants that came up aren't healthy and don't look like they will ever bloom. I'm not a master but also not a novice. Any tips would be appreciated."