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Can I grow Lupins in containers? Can I keep it outside in winter and it comes back next year? I am in zone 6a in Canada.
Love lupines! Russel lupines are beautiful, hardy, and reliable. They are easily started from seed indoors with heat, humidity and light....Read More
If you live within the range of the endangered Karner Blue butterfly you should not plant hybrid lupines or non-native lupines of any kin...Read More
There are many micro-climates here in Los Angeles. I grew my first successful Russel variety in mid-Wilshire district, but lost it in the...Read More
I never had luck with starter plants from garden centers. But soaking the seeds before planting outdoors has resulted in beautiful spike...Read More
I notice that all of the successful plants that are discussed here are in climates cooler than zone 7.
I tried them severa...Read More
Russell Lupins are easy to grow and are subject to mildew after they go to seed. So, I wait until the seed pods are full and ripe cut th...Read More
I grew mine from seed, started in spring, and by mid summer I had lush, flowering plants that drew immediate comment from my garden visit...Read More
Nicked seeds germinate in just two days (but young seedlings are susceptible to Dumping-off).
These grew amazingly well here in Sitka, A cool summer temperate rainforest. I soaked the seeds over night and have had quite a show, fl...Read More
I've had seed grown lupines for several years now, and have yet to see even a hint of invasiveness. They seem to to best in areas with co...Read More
I love lupines, but as others I have had a near impossible time getting them to grow. I started seed, I bought plants large and small......Read More
All my attempts failed (seeds, roots).
I think my climate is too hot for it.
Love the blue ones -- I did not do well with my first lupines but have several now ... they need to be very well drained, perhaps planted...Read More
I planted one mature-looking specimen and the thing perished. Might be the clay soil.
Also Lupine densiflorus. My information says hardy in zones 4-8. Soaking seeds aids germination.
Have three varieties of 'Russell' all do extremly well in direct sun and in very hot summer conditions,Do not let them go to seed!
I 'brought back' some seeds of Lupine from Bailey Island, Maine from last summers vacation and planted them in Middletown, Delaware. The ...Read More
Several attempts at growing this plant in a part shade location failed. Some of the seedlings came back the second year, but none flowere...Read More
My lupin is called 'Russell Red' but is more hot pink than red. When it blooms, it is absolutely breathtaking. Last year it did not bloom...Read More
Blooms during May and June. Dense spikes of pealike flowers rise above the foliage for a month or more. A wide color range including soli...Read More