Unpack bare roots or rhizomes on arrival and plant them within a week. Until then, keep them somewhere cool and ensure the roots remain slightly moist, never wet.
'Cashmere Cream'
lupin
The pale, creamy white flowers of Lupinus 'Cashmere Cream' are total perfection from late spring to early summer, particularly when mixed with fresh greens and blues. Ideal companions of Lupin 'Cashmere Cream' include Iris 'Caesar’s Brother', Alchemilla mollis, and Allium azureum. Throw in a few ornamental grasses such as Pennisetum and Panicum, and some clipped evergreen structure and you have yourself an elegant and tasteful designer border!
After enjoying the beauty of Lupinus 'Cashmere Cream' for a growing season, you’re likely to want to bulk up your collection. Thankfully, this is spectacularly easy to do! Simply snip a few new shoots in spring when they're around 8cm tall and tuck them into a pot filled with gritty compost. Given warmth, light, and regular misting, your 'Cashmere Cream' lupines should root in a matter of weeks. Roots peeping out of the bottom of the pot are your cue to move them into individual containers (9cm is best) and grow on until they are big enough to plant outside.
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Remove the packaging straight away, check the compost and water thoroughly if dry. Check the plant’s hardiness before placing it outdoors. Plant into a border or permanent container within a month, choosing the position recommended for the variety. Keep the top of the root ball level with the surrounding soil, firm gently and water well.
Soak the roots in water for three to six hours immediately before planting. Keep any crown, buds or emerging shoots above the water where possible.
Pot most bare roots into 15–20cm pots filled with peat-free multipurpose compost. Large or depth-sensitive roots, including peonies, are often best planted directly into borders.
Arrange the roots naturally without bending them. Cover the roots completely, positioning the crown and buds at the depth recommended for that particular perennial.
Keep pots in a sheltered outdoor position and water whenever the compost begins to dry. Grow on until roots hold the compost together when lifted from the pot.
Plant into a suitable border or permanent container once well rooted. Add a label and water regularly throughout the first growing season while the perennial establishes.
- Botanical name
- Lupinus 'Cashmere Cream'ᴾᴮᴿ
- Flower colour
- Cream, white
- Established height
- 70cm-1.2m
- Established spread
- 50cm-1m
- Growing skill
- Easy to grow
- Habit
-
Upright
Clump-forming - Hardiness
- Fully hardy
- Leaf colour
- Green
- Mouse resistant
- Yes
- Plant size
- 1
- Plant spacing
- 5 plants per m2
- Pollinator friendly
- Yes
- Position
- Sheltered
- Rabbit resistant
- No
- Scented
- No
- Soil acidity
- Any
- Soil moisture
- Free draining
- Soil type
-
Loam
Sandy
Multipurpose compost
Loam-based compost - Suitable for
-
Large containers
Borders
Wildlife gardens
Cottage gardens
Low maintenance gardens
Cut flower gardens - Sunlight
-
Full sun
Part shade - Toxicity
- No report
- Years to establish
- 1-2 years
Expert care from
choice to delivery
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