Russell's Hybrids Blue Lupins Seeds 6535

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Russell""s Hybrids Blue Lupins Seeds 6535. This favourite June/July blooming perennial is valued for its tall, colourful spikes of blue. Requires moist soils in full sun to light shade. Height 60-90 cm (24-36""). Hardy to Zone 5.

How to Grow

45-50 seed/gram. A somewhat finicky perennial to start, it requires a cooler temperature of 16 C (60 F) for germination (which normally requires about 20 days). Soak seed for 24 hours prior to sowing indoors 6 to 8 weeks before last frost date. After germination, grow on under lights at the same temperature before hardening off and transplanting to the garden in a sunny site. Direct garden seeding can also be done late in the fall.


Additional information

WEIGHT N/A
DIMENSIONS N/A
BLOOMING SEASON BEGINS

Early Summer

LIFECYCLE

Perennial

PROPAGATION

Start Indoors or Sow Direct Early Spring or Fall

DAYS TO EMERGENCE

15 to 25

LIGHT

Full Sun

GROWTH HABIT

Sturdy

HEIGHT

Medium Tall (60 to 90 cm)(24 to 36"")

FROST TOLERANCE

Winter Hardy

DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY

Prior Experience Beneficial

HERITAGE

Hybrid

FAMILY NAME

Fabaceae

LATIN

Lupinus polyphyllus x hybrida

SUGGESTED USES

Cut flower, Fragrance, Massing in sunny sties., Specimen

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