General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 2 -45.6 °C (-50 °F) to -42.8 °C (-45°F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 24-36 inches
Plant Spread: 15-24 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Bi-Color: pink and white
Bloom Size: Over 12"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Other: blooms repeatedly
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Cut Flower
Dynamic Accumulator: Nitrogen fixer
P (Phosphorus)
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Pollinators: Bees
Containers: Not suitable for containers
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Trade name information:
Series: Band of Nobles
Cultivar name: 'The Chatelaine'
Common names
  • Lupine
  • Russell Lupine
Also sold as:
  • Lupinus polyphyllus

Photo Gallery
Location: Mason, New Hampshire (zone 5b)
Date: 2012
Our 'Chatelaine' in full bloom.
Uploaded by JoChisholm

Date: 2015-05-09
Location: Mason, New Hampshire (zone 5b)
Date: 2012
Lupine buds just getting ready to start blooming.
Location: Mason, New Hampshire
Date: May 27, 2013
just starting to bloom.
Location: KALAMA WA
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Mason, New Hampshire
Date: April 19. 2013
waking up from it's winter slumber.
Location: Mason, New Hampshire
Date: June 8, 2013
Location: Mason, New Hampshire
Date: June 3, 2013
Our 'Chatelaine' blooming.
Comments:
  • Posted by robertduval14 (Milford, New Hampshire - Zone 5b) on Mar 4, 2013 5:09 PM concerning plant:
    Gorgeous near-neon pink/white flowers on spikes that can easily top 12 inches in length. Lupines don't take too well to transplanting due to their deep taproots, so if you should buy a started plant at a nursery (or start from seed in containers) be sure to plant it out as soon as you can.

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