Lupins
Lupinus, commonly known as lupin or lupine, is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family Fabaceae. The genus includes over 199 species, with centres of diversity in North and South America.
I love Lupins, they are a cottage-garden favourite and inf-act suit any garden offering height and colour to the middle of a border in May and June. They bear impressive, pea-like flowers, which are loved by bees. They make a perfect cut flower., but I much prefer to see them in the garden.
Last year I gathered their seeds , sowed them in pots and now have enough plants to perhaps start my own garden centre.
I grow them on a bank in my garden which is normally quite wet, but they appear to be thriving for now.
I plan to have some of my Lupins in pots scattered around the garden so I can see where they will look their best.
Years ago when I travelled by train I would see Lupins on railway sidings , they always looked so pretty standing tall and colourful.
Long live the Lupin
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