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.
Here is a Lupin combination that will give your garden an injection of bright and vibrant colour in early summer. You will be able to enjoy agreat and glorious colour assortment—including reds and deep blue/mauves, to pinks, yellows and white, and different shades within them all. The lupin flower stalks range from 90-120cm in height, while the showy, pea-like flowers will attract bees and butterflies.
Lupin 'Mosaic Mix' comprises a blend of high-quality hardy perennial lupins, often referred to as lupines. They will thrive in a variety of climates, and of course they will come back year after year. They will grow best in a light soil in full sun, although they still succeed in light shade. The plants will flower even better, and for longer, if you deadhead them regularly. At the end of the growing season, in late autumn, cut down all the old flowering stems. Lupin 'Mosaic Mix' is the perfect choice for the beginner and experienced gardener alike.
We always use the best quality lupines for our 'Mosaic Mix' which means that the varieties we choose to create this look may differ from year to year. The mix of Lupin varieties used in this collection may not be the same as the varieties pictured, and there will be a slight variation in colours.
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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 × hybrida
- Flower colour
- Various
- Established height
- 70cm-1.2m
- Established spread
- 50cm-1m
- Growing skill
- Easy to grow
- Habit
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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
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Loam
Sandy
Multipurpose compost
Loam-based compost - Suitable for
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Large containers
Borders
Wildlife gardens
Cottage gardens
Low maintenance gardens
Cut flower gardens - Sunlight
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Full sun
Part shade - Toxicity
- No report
- Years to establish
- 1-2 years
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