bluegrassmom said:Thanks everyone for posting! Lupines, I have never grown them. Are they a bulb form? It looks lovely together.
No they're grown from seed - or from cuttings if you want the colors to stay true to their origins. They have a taproot - so they can only be moved when they're still seedlings. They self-seed now and again when the conditions are good. They have beautiful leaves that hold on to rain drops, right in the middle.
They put on a great show in spring and early summer and come back a bit in September if you cut them back.
The fun of them is that they pop up - put on a big show, then get out of the way for summer bloomers that come along later, much like irises do. They get huge after 2-3 years, but they're short-lived and usually die off after 4-5 years.
