Lupin - Russell Assorted Colors Mix ( Lupinus) Lupine Flower Bluebonnet Lupins Open Pollinated Flower

Lupin - Russell Assorted Colors Mix ( Lupinus) Lupine Flower Bluebonnet Lupines Open Pollinated Flower

Perennial

Height to 36 in

Lupins make a statement.

These striking architectural plants are excellent additions to cottage gardens, borders and meadows. Russell Mix creates a unique and colorful statement with spikes that bloom in a variety of shades ranging from coral, pink and red plus blue, white and yellow. Lupins are very easy to grow and is deer resistant. Makes excellent cut flowers as well. 

• Prefers sunny site
• Well draining soil
• Lupine seeds can be direct sown in autumn where winters are mild.
• Allow plant to reseed itself or remove brown dry pods and scatter where you want.
• OR start indoors 6 weeks before the last frost date; scarify seeds by chipping, or soak in water for 24 hours prior to sowing.
• Sow 1/8″ deep, and maintain a coolish soil temperature of 12-18°C (55-65°F). Seeds should germinate in 14-60 days.
• Very showy display between late spring to mid summer
• Foliage is also decorative; resembles palm leaves with 7-10 segments each
• Perennial shrubs which start into growth after the last frosts, produce their first flush of flowers in late May / June and can continue flowering into early August if dead-headed correctly.
• Cut the plant to the base in fall
• Lupin beans can be eaten raw or cooked. In south america they're often soaked in salt and eaten raw as a snack or roasted and eaten like peanuts
• Lupin flour has been shown to lower blood pressure and insulin sensitivity; lupins are high in protein and fiber
• Attracts bees butterflies and hummingbirds!
• Seed Count: 50