Lupinus perennis - Wild Lupine

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    Lupinus perennis - Wild Lupine

    SKU: C15750

    $9.95

     

    The dense spires of deep blue flowers of Wild Lupine are a favourite in late spring and early summer. The palm-shaped leaves that surround are also very attractive making Lupinus perennis a great choice for gardens or restorations with dry to sandy soils. Caterpillars of the endangered Karner Blue butterfly feed exclusively on Lupinus perennis and Wild Lupine is also a host plant for the Frosted Elfin and the Eastern Persius Duskywing butterflies. After it flowers, when its seeds are ripe, the seedpods explode scattering the seeds, which songbirds love to feed on.

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    Water:     		  Blue
      Late Spring
      Sun to Pt Shade
      1' - 2'
      Sand
      Dry
    Approx. 25 seeds per pack - 40 seeds per gram

    Attracts Butterflies, Honeybees & Hummingbirds!
    Deer Resistant!
    Makes Great Cut Flowers!
    Juglone Tolerant!

    All Wildflower Farm seeds are hardy through growing zone 3, organic and non-GMO.
    SEED GERMINATION INFO


    Indoors: Seed needs scarification and cold, moist stratification. Start at least 5 weeks before outdoor night temperatures are reliably in the 10 C (50 F) range. Scarify seed by rubbing between two sheets of sandpaper to scrape seed coat. Then mix the seed with a slightly moistened, sterile, soil-less growing mix. Put this in a labelled, sealed plastic bag and store in a refrigerator for one day. The next day place this in the freezer for one day. Repeat this for one week, alternating between the fridge and the freezer. After stratifying, plant seed 0.64 cm (1/4 inch) deep in pots. Keep moist but not soggy and very warm (21 C - 70 F). When seedlings are 5 cm (2 inches) tall or more, transplant into the garden spaced 30 cm (1 foot) apart.

    Outdoors: Scarify seed by rubbing between two sheets of sandpaper to scrape seed coat. Then plant seed 0.64 cm (1/4 inch) deep in a prepared seed bed in late fall so that the seed overwinters and germinates naturally in spring.

    Outdoors Alternative: In late fall through to mid-winter fill plastic pots with a slightly moistened, sterile, soil-less growing mix. Scarify seed by rubbing between two sheets of sandpaper to scrape seed coat. Then plant seed 0.64 cm (1/4 inch) deep in pots and label the pots. Place them outdoors in an area where they will experience the snow and cold of winter. The seed will germinate in the pots in spring as the weather warms up. Be sure to water the pots regularly in spring and once the plants are 5 cm (2 inches) tall, transplant them into your garden.