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Chandelier Lupine Seed — held three yellow lupine spikes
Chandelier Lupine Seed — yellow lupine source detail
Chandelier Lupine Seed — chandelier lupine safe held
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Chandelier Lupine Seed — held three yellow lupine spikes
Lupinus polyphyllus
150 - 190Days to maturity

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Chandelier Lupine Seed

Item #HSC-LUP-001-PKT

A soft butter-yellow lupine.

Chandelier, from the Band of Nobles series of Russell hybrids, blooms a soft, buttery yellow.

Each plant carries several stiff, straight spikes 1–2' long, packed with 1/2" pea-like flowers and lightly scented. Lupines like cool summers, draw bees and hummingbirds, and deer and rabbits usually leave them alone. Perennial in Zones 4–8.

Can flower the first summer from an early start, about 150–190 days from sowing; established plants bloom earlier and more freely. Plants grow 24–40" tall. Open-pollinated.

Specs

  • Packet: 100 seeds
  • Average 1,200 seeds per oz.
  • Plant height: 24–40"

In stock — Packet

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Know before you sow

Quick Facts

Growing times vary with weather, soil and local conditions.

Growing guide

From seed to harvest

Soak or nick seed

Soften the hard coat, then expect sprouts in 2–3 weeks at 65–75°F.

Protect the taproot

Use deep cells and transplant before roots crowd.

Cool summers suit it

Sun to part shade, 18–24" apart, slightly acidic soil.

Cut most of the spike open

About four-fifths of the florets showing color.

Growing Information

Days to germination

Usually 2–3 weeks at 65–75°F (18–24°C). Lupine seed has a hard coat: soak it overnight or nick it with a file before sowing to speed things up.

Starting indoors

Sow 4–8 weeks before planting out. Lupines grow a long taproot, so deep cells (such as 32- or deep 50-cell trays) give the best plants; standard 50- or 72-cell trays work if you transplant on time. Roots that hit the bottom of a cell set the plant back for good. Keep one seedling per cell once true leaves show, harden off and plant out; seedlings shrug off a light frost.

Direct sowing

Cover the seed with about 1/4" of soil; it sprouts best in the dark.

Light

Full sun to part shade.

Climate

Lupines do best where summers stay cool.

Plant spacing

18–24".

Hardiness

Perennial in Zones 4–8.

Harvest

Cut when about four-fifths of the florets on the spike have opened.

Soil

Moist ground that drains freely. A pH of 5.5–7.0 works, and slightly acidic soil is best.

Uses

Cut flowers, borders, mass plantings, cottage gardens and meadows.

Caution

Every part of the plant, seed included, is poisonous if eaten. Keep children and pets away from it.

Packet

100 seeds.

Seeds per oz.

About 1,200 on average.

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