Lupine, particularly the Russell variety if available, is an exceptionally striking perennial plant, ensuring a garden filled with vibrant, multi-coloured blooms. The plant reaches a height of 30-50 cm, with a sturdy stem topped by an impressive, elongated flower spike. This seed mix offers a rich palette of colours, bringing dynamism and diversity to any flower bed. Lupins thrive in both group plantings and as cut flowers, making them a versatile choice for garden enthusiasts. In the second year of growth, the plant fully reveals its aesthetic qualities, providing satisfaction through its cultivation and blossoming.
Sowing
Lupine is best sown directly into the ground to avoid the stress of transplanting. Preparing the soil adequately will ensure optimal conditions for seed germination. Regular watering and protection from weeds will support the development of young plants.
Sowing Depth
Sow lupine seeds at a depth of 0.5-1 cm. This depth provides the seeds with the necessary moisture and protection from wind and birds. Shallow sowing also facilitates easier emergence of sprouts through the soil surface.
Direct Sowing Period
The optimal time to sow lupine seeds directly into the ground is from April to June. Choosing this period supports proper plant development, allowing it to make full use of the growing season.
Plant Spacing
For optimal growth, plant lupines with a spacing of 30x50 cm. This arrangement allows for the free development of roots and leaves, ensuring each plant has access to essential nutrients and light.
Site Conditions
Lupine prefers sunny or slightly shaded sites, promoting abundant flowering. The soil should be well-drained, moderately moist, and slightly acidic. The plant performs well in sandy and poor soils, enriching them with nitrogen through symbiosis with root nodule bacteria. Regular weeding and moderate watering are essential care practices to provide lupine with optimal growth conditions.
Growing Tips
Lupine is a low-maintenance plant, making it an ideal choice for novice gardeners. Monitor soil moisture, especially during dry spells, and remove spent flower spikes to encourage further blooming. Regular organic fertilisation will support the plant's lush development.
Plant Height
Lupine grows to a height of 30-50 cm. Its sturdy stem and elongated flower spikes give it an elegant appearance, making it a superb choice for any garden.
Flowering Period
Lupine flowers from June to August, offering a variety of colours and flower shapes. This is a special time when the garden comes alive with a riot of colours and scents.
Usage
Lupine is perfect for flower beds and group plantings. Its multi-coloured flowers make a splendid garden decoration, and its suitability as a cut flower allows for creating beautiful bouquets. This plant also attracts bees and butterflies, contributing to increased biodiversity in the garden.
Resistance to Diseases
Lupine demonstrates high resistance to most diseases, making it easy to grow. Rarely attacked by pests, it can be safely cultivated in various climatic conditions.
Good to Know
Lupine enriches the soil with nitrogen thanks to its symbiosis with root nodule bacteria, making it an excellent precursor for other plants. Its cultivation contributes to improving soil structure and fertility. This plant not only adorns gardens but also supports their ecosystem.
Why Buy from Garden Seeds Market
The Garden Seeds Market offers seeds of the highest quality, which have undergone thorough laboratory testing. The high quality of products is confirmed by satisfied customers, and fast delivery ensures that seeds quickly reach your garden. Transaction security and reliability are our shop's priorities, guaranteeing satisfaction with your purchases.
Package contains 2 g of seeds. The package includes information on cultivation guidelines and the sowing expiry date.
GardenSeedsMarket - has been in business for more than a decade and from the very beginning we have made the quality of our products the top priority. Throughout the years we have delivered the best quality goods to tens of thousands of customers from all over the world. Their satisfaction proves that we had chosen the right way.
All seeds we sell are subject to a multi-level quality control checks and only then are carefully packed and dispatched. Our products have been awarded numerous certificates and comply with the highest standards of the European Union. Our employees are experienced gardeners who are more than happy to answer your every question.
Where do our seeds come from?
All of the seeds sold in our shop come from the best producers from across the European Union. Thanks to a long-standing cooperation with them we were able to develop the most adequate storing and dispatch conditions, guaranteeing that you always receive fresh and carefully tested batches of seeds. Exclusion of the middlemen from the whole process not only makes it possible for us to avoid sending out-of-date seeds that might have been lying too long on a warehouse shelf, but also ensures the most attractive price for top quality products.
The quality control process
All our seeds must pass a four-stage quality control process.
Stage one begins with a careful selection of the suppliers. Than we proceed with controlling their crops, foreign producers are not excluded from the quality control process. Plants are checked at every stage of their development: when they start to grow, during blooming and when they start bearing fruit (seeds). At this stage the most important thing is to ensure proper spacing of the plants. Thanks to that obtaining the desired morphological characteristics of each particular species or variety, such as colour, height and shape, can be ensured.
Stage two consists of a detailed verification tests in laboratory conditions. With the use of the highest quality equipment by the highly qualified staff, our suppliers perform more than 30 000 quality checks annually. The seeds that do not meet our requirements are subject to technological refining processes, including drying, cleaning, upgrading and testing again.
Stage three starts with sowing seeds in selected control plots. That way we obtain valuable, exact information concerning their germination that must be maintained at an appropriate level. Simultaneously, the varietal identity of each species is checked at this stage.
Stage four takes place in our warehouses and consists of eliminating seeds that have been stored for too long on our shelves and replacing them with new batches. Each package is stamped with a unique batch number and also with the sow-by-date.
All four stages combined allow us to state with confidence that the seeds we deliver comply with the highest standards and have completed all required control stages with flying colours.
Prizes and awards
The seeds we sell are widely recognized for their quality and have won many awards. Our seeds won numerous gold medals and distinctions for their high quality. The World of Flowers was also honoured for its innovative approach.
Among those awards there were: TOP INNOVATION (June 2015), GOLD MEDAL AT THE POZNAN INTERNATIONAL FAIR (2015), CONSUMER QUALITY LEADER (2014), FARMER OF THE YEAR (2014).
In addition, we have also been awarded the “IDEAL BUSINESS” certificate for two years in a row.
Germination
We are committed to selling only the highest quality seeds. Taking into consideration the efforts we make daily, please also note that plants are living organisms and their germination and growth depends on many factors, such as temperature, soil type, humidity and the frequency with that they are watered, sowing time and conditions, use of fertilizers and plant protection agents (pesticides), as well as weather and climate conditions. We provide help by sharing the accurate and up-to-date sowing and growing information, however, we cannot bear any responsibility for the plants that were not cultivated in conditions appropriate for given species.
