Garden Pests and Diseases: Lupines Not Looking Good!, 1 by pentasbutterfly

pentasbutterfly wrote:
Thank you all for your replies! If I had realized they were bi-annuals, I would have placed them elsewhere. As it is, I put them in my front garden and they were an eye sore when they turned rusty brown. I had company coming to town in early August and finally pulled the Lupines replacing them with Russian Sage! Guilty! I wanted my garden to look good for company! There is one little guy (lupine) that popped up again and he looks healthy so I'm just going to let him go. The roots did look well established when I pulled them so I bet they would have done well next year. Darn - I needed more patience. I think I will try Lupines again but put them in a spot where they can look bad for a while if they need to. I've learned a lot about Lupines from your replies! Thank you!