(Hybrid Lupine)

The bean, legume, or pea family is a diverse, cosmopolitan group with many culturally and economically important members. It is the third largest plant family in existence with nearly 20,000 named species described. These flowering dicots may be trees, shrubs or herbs and exist everywhere worldwide save the icy poles. They are characterized by their elongated, many-seeded fruits (legumes) that open via longitudinal sutures. Most Fabaceae form root nodules containing symbiotic bacteria that fix atmospheric...

(Silver Lupine)

The bean, legume, or pea family is a diverse, cosmopolitan group with many culturally and economically important members. It is the third largest plant family in existence with nearly 20,000 named species described. These flowering dicots may be trees, shrubs or herbs and exist everywhere worldwide save the icy poles. They are characterized by their elongated, many-seeded fruits (legumes) that open via longitudinal sutures. Most Fabaceae form root nodules containing symbiotic bacteria that fix atmospheric...

(Yellow Bush Lupine)

This truly shrubby perennial lupine bears bright lemon yellow flowers very different from its typically blue flowered kin. It is a native of coastal California where summers are long and dry, but fog and damp sea air offer plenty of atmospheric moisture. They are mostly found in sandy bluffs and coastal plains where soils are well drained but not particularly fertile. They play an important role in stabilizing dunes against wind erosion and nitrogen fixation.

This relaxed bushy plant produces...

(Hybrid Lupine)

This hybrid perennial produces vivid spires of flowers that are always an attention getter in the cottage or formal garden where they come back bigger and better every year. This series of hybrids are derived from a native of the American Pacific Northwest, Lupinus polyphyllus, which loves the cool moist coastal conditions from British Columbia to northern California. All lupines share the need for a cool summer or they will become vulnerable to mildew and aphids in the heat. They also perform...

(Hybrid Lupine)

Use this mixture of all the Camelot hybrid lupines to give cottage gardens a potent dose of rural English charm. This group of hybrids was derived from a native of the American Pacific Northwest, Lupinus polyphyllus, which loves the cool moist coastal conditions from British Columbia to northern California. All lupines share the need for a cool summer or they will become vulnerable to mildew and aphids in the heat. They also perform best in very well drained, slightly acidic organic soil...

(Hybrid Lupine)

These hybrid lupines give cottage gardens a potent dose of charm with their spires of intensely colored blossoms that come back bigger and better every year. They are derived from a native of the American Pacific Northwest, Lupinus polyphyllus, which loves the cool moist coastal conditions from British Columbia to northern California. All lupines share the need for a cool summer or they will become vulnerable to mildew and aphids in the heat. They also perform best in very well drained,...

(Hybrid Lupine)

The bean, legume, or pea family is a diverse, cosmopolitan group with many culturally and economically important members. It is the third largest plant family in existence with nearly 20,000 named species described. These flowering dicots may be trees, shrubs or herbs and exist everywhere worldwide save the icy poles. They are characterized by their elongated, many-seeded fruits (legumes) that open via longitudinal sutures. Most Fabaceae form root nodules containing symbiotic bacteria that fix atmospheric...

(Hybrid Lupine)

‘Russell Hybrid’ lupines are the darlings of the cool climate summer garden, where their tall spires of pea-shaped blooms appear in a virtual rainbow of colors, ranging from white through many shades and combinations of blue, red, yellow, orange and purple. These fabulous perennials were originally bred in Yorkshire, England from the American native Lupinus polyphillus, which lends its genes to many other contemporary lupine hybrids. Because they abhor the heat, ‘Russell Hybrid’ lupines...

(Hybrid Lupine)

The bean, legume, or pea family is a diverse, cosmopolitan group with many culturally and economically important members. It is the third largest plant family in existence with nearly 20,000 named species described. These flowering dicots may be trees, shrubs or herbs and exist everywhere worldwide save the icy poles. They are characterized by their elongated, many-seeded fruits (legumes) that open via longitudinal sutures. Most Fabaceae form root nodules containing symbiotic bacteria that fix atmospheric...

(Hybrid Lupine)

The intense blue coloring and strong upstanding flower spires of lupine ‘Gallery Blue’ add both a highbrow formal and country casual look to the garden. The individual flowers of this dwarf hybrid are two-tone, each combining iridescent indigo with snow white for a most exciting color contrast. The shorter size of these lupines makes them an excellent choice for fleshing out the front or middle of the perennial border. They also look charming spotted in among flagstone walkways or massed into a...