Lupinus spp. | Lupine | Flower
Lupinus spp. belongs to the plant family LEGUMINOS and Genus Lupinus This Flower will grow well in a wide variety of loam or soils pertaining to most average garden situations , a pH which can apply to most normal garden soil conditions, . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Various
We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Lupinus spp. does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Lupinus spp. so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Lupinus spp. lupine attracts butterflies
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).
Lupinus spp. is a host plant for the melissa blue butterfly as well as the arrowhead blue butterfly. Lupine has faint spicy flowers.
Lupinus spp. will under good growing conditions survive and prosper between 3 and10 years.
Lupinus spp. is a perennial. Flowers are borne during the month of June.
Flowers of the plant Lupinus spp. have a smell of delicate pepper and in terms of a broad classification could be described as … Spicy | Faint
In the Northern Hemisphere Lupinus spp. starts to bloom around 06,01 blooming stops about 06,30
"Common butterflies of California", Bob Stewart, West Coast Lady Press, Patagonia Arizona, 1998.
"The Fragrant Garden. A book about sweet scented flowers and leaves", Louise Beebe Wilder, Dover Publications, New York, 1974. Originally published as "The Fragrant Path", Louise Beebe Wilder, 1932, The Macmillan Company.