Lupin nanus Blue Bonnet
Hardy Herbaceous Annual
- Flowers: Summer
- Position: Sun or part shade
- Soil: Well drained
- Height: 36 inches
- Germination: Easy
- Aftercare: Easy
- Ideal for: Border, Cottage Garden, Cut Flower
Description
Throughout summer, spires of beautiful royal blue and pinky-white bicoloured blooms are produced on this exquisite border plant which is most effective planted en masse.
Easily grown when sown direct into the soil during spring.
CAUTION Seeds are toxic if eaten
Sowing Instructions
| Sowing time: | March to May. |
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| Sowing depth: | 6mm (¼in) deep in drills 30cm (12in) apart. |
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Sow where it is to flower.
Sow seeds sparingly in well-cultivated soil which has been raked to a fine tilth.
Seedlings should not require thinning.
Optimum germination temperature 65-85F (18-30C).
Seedlings should emerge within 18-21 days.
Growing Instructions
They will grow well in any good garden soil but prefer a deep, water drained soil and full sun.
Aftercare Instructions
Water ground regularly, especially in dry periods.
Caution
Harmful if eaten.
