Lupine Flowers: Planting, Growing, and Caring for Lupines
Lupines, with their colorful flower spikes, are planted in spring or fall. Also called bluebonnets, lupines not only attract butterflies and pollinators but also deer-resistant and low-maintenance! See how to grow and care for lupine flowers.
How to Grow and Care for Lupine (Bluebonnet) - The Spruce
2024年10月2日 · The lupine flower, also known as lupin or bluebonnet, looks like a wildflower, but it is a fast-growing legume in the pea family that just happens to have a tall, showy spire of colorful blooms that are typically purple. Expect flowers from spring through midsummer and, while individual lupine plants do not spread, the flower pods each disperse ...
Lupinus - Wikipedia
The flowers are produced in dense or open whorls on an erect spike, each flower 1–2 centimetres (3 ⁄ 8 – 3 ⁄ 4 inch) long. The pea-like flowers have an upper standard, or banner, two lateral wings, and two lower petals fused into a keel.
How to Plant, Grow and Care For Lupine Flowers - Epic Gardening
2023年10月2日 · Lupines (or lupins), also known as wild peas, blue peas, quaker bonnets, sundials, and bluebonnets (specifically in Texas), are members of the pea (or bean) family—Fabaceae. There are around 200 species in the genus Lupinus. These perennials flower in blue and purple, but you’ll also see yellow, red, white, and bicolors.
Lupine Plant Care: How to Grow Bluebonnets and Other Lupine Flower …
1 天前 · Lupinus albifrons: The silver lupine is a taller variety that grows 3 to 5 feet tall, featuring pale blue-to-purple flowers atop its silver-green leaves. Lupinus albus: According to the National ...
How to Grow and Care for Lupines | Gardener’s Path
2024年8月2日 · How to Grow. Growing Tips. Maintenance. Species and Cultivars to Select. Managing Pests and Disease. Best Uses. Quick Reference Growing Guide. Let’s all get on the same page about exactly what lupines are, first. What Are Lupines? Lupines are plants in the Lupinus genus, part of the same family – Fabaceae – as peas and other legumes.
How to Grow Lupine Flowers (Lupinus) - Gardening Channel
Lupine is anything but subtle. It is a vibrant plant decorated with tall, showy flower spires that come in a dizzying array of shades. Lupine appears in various hues of purple, pink, red, white, and yellow lighting up garden beds all over the world in …
How to Plant and Grow Lupine - Better Homes & Gardens
2024年9月3日 · How to Plant and Grow Lupine. This short-lived perennial is grown for its bold, bicolor blooms. Spring-blooming lupines display showy spikes of densely packed blossoms on stiff stems reaching 4 feet tall and green foliage covered in fine gray hair.
Lupinus (Lupine): Vibrant Flowers for Stunning Garden Displays
Lupinus nanus, commonly known as Sky Lupine, is a prized low-growing annual wildflower. It features fragrant sky blue to deep royal blue pea-shaped flowers with a white spot, blooming from early to late spring. The flowers attract bees, hummingbirds, and butterflies.
Lupine | Description, Flower, Perennial, & Facts | Britannica
2024年9月6日 · Lupine, genus of about 200 species of herbaceous and partly woody plants in the pea family (Fabaceae). Lupines are widely distributed in the Mediterranean area and are especially numerous on the prairies of western North America. Many are grown as ornamentals for their attractive flower spikes.