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Lupinus polyphyllus |
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| Common name |
large-leaf lupin; garden lupin |
| Family |
fabaceae |
| Life cycle |
biennial/perennial (Z4-10) |
| Flowers |
purple-blue (spring) |
| Size |
3-4' |
| Light |
sun-part shade |
From seed  |
scarify seed, germinate at room temperature
detailed seed-starting info below
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Sounds like this is (or at least is one of the ancestors of) garden lupine like the ones I have at my page for lupin hybrids. I'll be looking for any differences as these mature and flower.
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This plant used to grow in our garden, but it slipped away... About my plant portraits
PlantLinks to other web pages about Lupinus polyphyllus
- Seed from '06 trade. Scarified with sandpaper, soak 1d. Baggy 70F (90%G, 3-11d). Some needed additional scarification before they germinated.
- Same seed as above. Sandpapered, soak 1d. Baggy 70F (55%G, 2-12d).
- Same seed as above. Sandpapered. Baggy 70F (100%, 3-11d; one additional sandpapering needed for full germination
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