Success Growing Lupines | Volunteer Gardener

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The showy spires of lupines are not an easy flower to grow in the South, but this gardener accepted the challenge. And boy, did she achieve. Troy Marden is eager to learn about her methods that have her garden bed graced with these beauties.
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@Peachy08 18 күн бұрын

I am in N. Georgia and actually bought a pak of lupine seeds last week. This was very helpful information! I have never tried planting them before so wish me luck!

@darlenemartinez384 11 ай бұрын

😂😂😂 Northern Wisconsin here. We go out and pick the flower heads once they’re dried out and ready to drop the seeds. Then we don’t even take the seeds out of the husks. We literally just throw the entire flower head on the ground and let nature do its thing. We never water or fertilize. And the roadsides are always full of lupines. One of the prettiest sights you can see. I hope that you’re letting your plants go to seed naturally. It’s the best way for them.

@SherrySpicer-oi1yl Ай бұрын

Success in In.for me!!A deep purple one&purple/white.They got huge, beautiful,lasted along time(collecting seeds now!!)👏🏻❤️

@user-he6pd1nw1t 23 күн бұрын

My daughter lives in Bar Harbor and they grow wild there. I have always loved lupines. Thanks for the tip about soaking them for 36 hrs before planting the seeds. I put mine right in the ground. So happy they came up!

@gjbowens13 Жыл бұрын

Now I understand my Lupines & how they move on me 😮 Great information….love my Lupines!

@mkitchens8163 Жыл бұрын

And I was so proud that I got one to live and bloom! Another one to add to my fall seed sowing list.

@annespun Жыл бұрын

I grew up in northern MN, which you sadly neglected to mention as being a state where they grow abundantly. They are invasive, but almost everyone I know loves seeing them around. These plants grow where we have crazy bedrock. These grow exceptionally well in hard, dry, hot gravel. My suspicion has been that soaking and perhaps nicking them would get them to sprout. I have never had luck sewing them myself in my central MN farmland soil. But I did apparently get one in a fern I transplanted, so both came up this year. It didn’t flower, but there are a lot of stems!

@nolanholmberg311 5 ай бұрын

I don't think you know what invasive means.... Invasive means that the plant is from a different ecosystem brought over by humans which escaped captivity and is now taking over hurting native plants... you wanna know what one of those native plants is? LUPINE! While Lupine may be a weed to you... minnasota ESPECIALLY northern minnasota is part of lupines native range! An example of a truely invasive plant is the Giant Hog weed which are those massive spiky leafed plants that'll fuck you up if you go near them. THAT is not from here and doesnt belong here. Its from the middle of some mountain range in the middle of Russia 💀

@MNhockeydude35 4 ай бұрын

Also from northern MN, I think the issue is that the hybrids are pollinating with the native lupine. I have planted a lot of native lupine and would like to grow larger hybrids but have resisted the urge thus far. @@nolanholmberg311

@TnCountryBoy Ай бұрын

Really nice video. Beautiful flower garden also. So nice to see fellow Tennesseans on KZfaq. We're in Fayetteville.

@cathymccall9846 5 ай бұрын

TY. I've just been inspired to try again! Beautiful!

@laurastrobel718 Жыл бұрын

I saw some lupines at Kroger the other day. Maybe I'll try to grow some one day, they are so pretty. Thanks for this 🌞

@angelapriddy6308 Жыл бұрын

So so beautiful

@NiaLin Жыл бұрын

Well, that explains why I haven’t been able to grow them no matter the many ways I try. I’m in CA, but in zone 9b. It’s just too hot here. Even in the fall. Darn. One of my fave plants!

@ric0024 2 ай бұрын

Maybe try blue arroyo lupine. They’re more tolerant to the California sun

@donnawinger9364 Ай бұрын

Mine disappeared for a few years and came back this year with many different colors and sizes!!!

@paulauncapher8957 Жыл бұрын

I have a few growing I hope they survive the summer.

@easternsecrecy9777 Жыл бұрын

Very interesting video.

@richardvaldes3959 6 ай бұрын

Way more than a packet in seed return. I'd say each spike can have15 to 30 pods and each pod can have up to ten. I grew lupine here in nyc and I had hundreds of seeds to give away just from one little pack I bought on a whim

@weslamon9944 2 ай бұрын

I've noticed that scarification helps with seed germination.

@fourdayhomestead2839 9 ай бұрын

Sadly the lupines I wanted to save seed from this year, shattered before I could get to them. Up north here, we plant in the fall. Disc & toss the seed. The snow & winter thaw freeze cycles break their dormancy.

@trumpetingangel Жыл бұрын

I thought there were native lupines in Texas?

@lunatuna79 6 ай бұрын

There are: bluebonnets. The presenter was providing the general home gardener perspective rather than cultural fact. Many southern gardeners can grow lupines if you fall/cool sow as the guest described. The trickier part can be germination which can be accomplished by storing the seeds in a plastic baggie between two layers of paper towel in the fridge for 2-4 weeks. Then go ahead and sow as preferred, but if direct sown, make sure there is soil contact for the best chance of a seed “taking.” I am in Zone 8A (7B until this year), and get mid-late summer melting. So companion planting to further shade out the roots and leaves is helpful which I accomplish with tall varieties of annuals or by planting on the margins of shrubs and trees. Good luck!

@RainyDayz Ай бұрын

Bluebonnets are a type of Lupine, as @lunatuna79 (great name) says it’s a general overview, not an exhaustive list of where these beautiful flowers can be found 🪻

@TalkTubeJeff Ай бұрын

I live in Atlanta and will try your method. One question though, since you start the seed in the fall, will you have to harvest the seed after blooming and hold off planting until fall or will they just naturally reseed themselves?

@susanboddie1120 2 ай бұрын

What kind of soil is in that area?

@TheMslilhippie 16 күн бұрын

Im In indiana i got one i put her to the ground in spring. I did not soak? How long does it take to flower? Its a baby its going into july. Im a gardener, trial and error girl.will it live in indiana???