| Description | A tall Lupine with deep cherry flowers. |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | (luu-PIE-nus)(re-GAY-liss) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Weeds |
| Hardiness Zone | Cold 3-9, AHS 6-1 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average to moist |
| Soil & Site | rich, moist, well drained, slightly acid |
| Flowers | showy in terminal racemes, keels of this variety are dark cherry red, papilionaceous (butterfly-like), late spring to early summer. |
| Leaves | long petioles, palmately compound |
| Roots | deep taproot |
| Dimensions | 3-4 feet tall |
| Maintenance | dead head to prevent seed formation |
| Propagation | To increase germination the seeds need to be soaked or scarified (nick the seed coat) |
| Cultivar Origin | A Thompson and Morgan selection. |
| Misc Facts | Lupine is a derivation of lupus for wolf. |
| Author's Notes | Lupine are desirable perennial but somewhat picky about their growing site. In the proper areas they are easy to grow otherwise not. Lupine seed are poisonous. |
| Notes & Reference | #40-Herbaceous Ornamental Plants (Steven Stills), #79-Perennials For Every Purpose (Larry Hodgson), Thompson and Morgan web site |
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