 Best Sellers Bigleaf Lupine, Common Lupine , Blue-pod Lupine, Blue Bonnet, Large-leaved Lupine, Big-leaved Lupine, Garden Lupine, Meadow Lupine, Bog Lupine, Lupin Lupinus polyphyllus Detailed Listing For Botanical Name: Lupinus polyphyllus Common Name: Bigleaf Lupine, Common Lupine , Blue-pod Lupine, Blue Bonnet, Large-leaved Lupine, Big-leaved Lupine, Garden Lupine, Meadow Lupine, Bog Lupine, Lupin Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 39 Germination Test Type:  Actual Collection Locale: Colorado
Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4 In Stock: 1.58 lb Prices Items are priced on a curve, you can buy any 'bulk quantity' up to what we have in stock, some examples are: 1 packet (~ 39 seeds) $4.95 10 gram (~ 417 seeds) $12.00 1 oz (~ 1181 seeds) $17.95 1 lb (~ 18900 seeds) $64.50 | | | Growing Info, follow in order: Scarification: Soak in hot tap water, let stand in water for 24 hours or roughen or scrape the hard seed coat prior to sowing. Stratification: none required. Germination: sow seed 1/4" deep, tamp the soil, mulch the seed bed. | In a Nutshell: * Lupinus polyphyllus ( Large-leaved Lupine , Big-leaved Lupine , or, primarily in cultivation, Garden Lupin ) is a species of lupine (lupin) native to western North America from southern Alaska and British Columbia east to Alberta and western Wyoming , and south to Utah and California . It commonly grows along streams and creeks, preferring moist habitats. more... * Perennial with characteristic palmate leaves. Each leaf has 6 to 9 narrow leaflets. The flowers, blue to blue violet, pea like and produced at the end of branches. Seeds are produced in pea like pods. Blooms, 6 to 18 inches long, late spring to early summer. Grown in gardens, fields and roadsides. pH 6 to 8. * Pre-soak the seed for 24 hours in warm water and then sow in early spring in a greenhouse. Germination should take place within a couple of weeks. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in the summer. It should also be possible to sow the seed in situ in mid spring. more... |
Lupinus polyphyllus ( Large-leaved Lupine , Big-leaved Lupine , or, primarily in cultivation, Garden Lupin ) is a species of lupine (lupin) native to western North America from southern Alaska and British Columbia east to Alberta and western Wyoming , and south to Utah and California . It commonly grows along streams and creeks, preferring moist habitats. Physical Characteristics  Lupinus polyphyllus is a PERENNIAL growing to 1.5 m (5ft). It is hardy to zone 3. It is in flower from Jul to August, and the seeds ripen from Jul to October. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) and are pollinated by Bees.It can fix Nitrogen. The plant prefers light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils, requires well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil.The plant prefers acid and neutral soils. and can grow in very acid soils. It cannot grow in the shade.It requires moist soil and can tolerate drought.The plant can tolerates strong winds but not maritime exposure. |
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