Good luck! I'm sure you will have a lot of success as well. They really are stunning plants :)

Aw, thanks for the comment. Much appreciated :) yes, you can certainly grow them in pots. Good luck! :)

That’s great to hear. Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for watching :)

Haha thanks. I really care for my plants :)

First of all, thanks for subscribing. Much appreciated :) My lupins started drooping when they were exposed to too much direct sunlight. Not sure if that's the case? Otherwise it might be the fertilizer, because especially young plants do not do well with too much fertilizer. Anyway, I hope they'll recover :)

They are fantastic! I can't wait for spring when the blooms make a return. In the meantime I'll enjoy their foliage :)

You should definitely give it a try :) if I had a garden, I’d definitely try growing them in flower beds ;) hopefully in a few years :D

@@GardeningwithTill I just might!! I have lots of seeds this year - I will definitely give it a try! Thanks for the encouragement ☺️

Hi The Suburban Gardenista; in my experience, Russell Hybrid Lupins do not do well in containers long-term. I have grown R-H Lupins off and on since the late 1990s/early 2000s. It is a favourite of mine. Established plants will not transfer well as it has a long tap root, which can become easily damaged if trying to relocate. If you can, buy a plant and place it in your garden. Lupins will self-seed reliably in good garden soil. This will not help if you are a "balcony gardener". I have been transplanting self-seeded seedlings from the plant introduced into my garden last year into 4" pots for the last week or two. I should end up with 50+ when done. I hope to sell these plants next year. I would also suggest that if you try to germinate R-H Lupins, you soak the seed in warm water for at least 24 hours to help break down it's hard seed-coat. They will germinate easier. There is a wealth of info about this plant and how to grow it successfully on the internet. Good luck and enjoy! May you have may successes.

@@anthvanmanen thanks so much for all the great info and tips! I will have to look that variety up specifically - I'm not entirely sure what kind I have as it was given to me. I'll give it a try in a taller planter to account for the taproot. Fingers crossed I get some lovely blooms! Thanks again 😊

@@TheSuburbanGardenista It was my pleasure to pass on some of what I have learned over the years. I hope it will help you There is an app that

Ah perfect :) yes give it a try. It will probably work for you :)

Oh wow! Sounds exciting. My seeds are also currently forming, so should collect some of them as well like you. Never grew Manhattan Lights though. Will check them out :D

Happy to help. Good luck with your lupins :)

Thanks! Glad to hear that you liked it :)

I haven’t tried starting them from seed yet, but you can definitely have success in pots :)

And thank you for the lovely comment :)

Oh, I haven’t tried it yet. Will give it a go :)

Thank you for the lovely comment :) really motivating

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Good luck, the more mature the plant gets, the bigger the pot should be. So you have to eventually adjust the pot size :)

Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment :)

Yes, that's a good point, that I didn't consider. Thanks for pointing it out. From what I heard in Iceland at least, the spread of lupines is particularly due to the natural spread of seeds. But I reckon birds can play a role there as well.

I like to keep the plants that sprout from bird poop lol it sounds funny but I have some pretty plants growing from them 🪴🌻🌸

I planted the lupins from my balcony in my mother's garden and they're just starting to re-emerge. There are currently four leaves on the lupines. Wait a bit longer and otherwise, try it one more time with the lupine seeds. Lupins don't do that well in hot and humid climates, so this might be one of the issues. If possible, place the container in a protected spot.

I didn't grow mine from seed, but bought a smaller plant about two years earlier. Took some time for the lupines to grow to their full size. I hope you have luck with your lupines. Unfortunately I can't share any tips with you on how to grow them from seed. :(

I don’t think you need to bring them inside necessarily. A slightly more sheltered spot would be good! :)

Oh wow, thanks for the advice and the nice comment :)

You’re welcome :) Regarding the leaves: this really depends on your local climate. In the areas where I have lived (London, West Germany) it has been sufficiently warm in the winter months for the lupins to keep their leaves. In other areas they may lose their leaves over the winter months.

Hmm, good question. I’ve never heard of lupines that perform inside. So I would be a bit hesitant to recommend that. Maybe in a winter garden of sorts?

Oh, that’s a shame to hear. How cold does it get in your climate during winter? Powdery mildew is by far the biggest problem for me here in Germany. Glad to hear though that your lupins are currently full of blooms :D gorgeous plants :)

Thank you for the reply! I’m just outside London. Yes I think powdery mildew is a problem. Also I wonder if they might have got too wet around the roots in autumn and onwards. Should I perhaps bring them into a cool and dry area?

@@debbief9861 hmm, mine survived the winters in London and full exposure to rain. But it’s probably worth giving it a try if they keep on dying on you in winter.

Thanks!

Weevil larvae ate the roots of mine twice. Once in autumn and one time in winter. The adult beetles seem to dislike the leaves of the lupin so after they finish their transformation to beetles they move to greener pastures like fuschias lillies primulas. The adults are nocturnal and black in colour so they are really hard to spot and kill. They also drop on the ground if they detect movement on the plant. The lupin aphid is very annoying pest. It is way more bigger than the most aphids.

No, I didn’t. I bought these two varieties in my local garden centre :) I’ll try to harvest some seeds over the summer for next year though :)

I’ve seen lupins with gigantic leaves before. That’s not necessarily unusual. In some cases, too much fertiliser may encourage excessive leave growth. Not sure about the size of the leaves though in this case.

I wouldn’t transfer them while they’re blooming or when it’s still hot outside. So spring or autumn would be ideal

Lupine plants must be spaced 1-2 feet apart because they grow to this size (your seed package should tell you exactly how far apart to space your exact type). I would not put more than one seedling in a pot, unless you thin them down to one after they start to sprout from the soil (planting more than one and thinning down is common practice due to the odds that some seeds just won't grow. Sometimes I plant 2 and then only one sprouts). One plant will produce up to about 5 flower spikes, so you really don't need more than one plant in a pot.

I only have experiences with planting one lupine per pot, but depending on the size, you could plant more :)

Ja, in Deutschland sind Lupinen in der Regel mehrjährige Pflanzen. Die müssten also einen normalen Winter überstehen. Wenn sie in Kübeln überwintern ist etwas Schutz aber sicherlich nicht schlecht. Viel Erfolg auf jeden Fall :)

@@GardeningwithTill Super vielen Dank für die Antwort! 😊

They are winter hardy, so should survive snow and cold weather just fine. How cold does it get in your area? I think they go down to a zone 4 in the US

@@GardeningwithTill you have one of the best videos I have seen on KZfaq. So much information. I live in a place where we get pretty heavy snow. I have about 20 lupine seedlings that are doing really well. But I was worried about the weather. I love lupine and so jealous of yours 😂😂😂. I want to surprise my wife with that in our flower garden. So thank you so much for all the information. Have lovely day and please stay safe out there.

@@GardeningwithTill zone 4

@@Cashline3d thank you so much for the lovely and supportive comment. Really appreciate it :) what a wonderful surprise for your wife. I’m sure she’ll enjoy it :)

@@Cashline3d you should be fine in zone 4 from what I have read. It never got that cold in areas where I grew lupins, but unless it’s an unusually cold winter, your lupins should make it :)

Depends on the size of the pot of course, but initially you can sow more than one seed per pot