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Lupinus 'The Governor' (Lupin)

£4.90
Aspect:
Full Sun
Soil Type:
Most Types
Colour:
White
Colour:
Blue

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Plant Overview

Tall spires of blue and white bi-colour flowers with a spicy-peppery scent. Flowers in early to mid-summer and often again in autumn. 

Lupins are a traditional cottage garden plant. The Virginian Lupin, brought to Britain by John Tradescant in 1637, was taken by George Russell of York and hybridised with Lupinus polyphyllus to produce the famous Russell Strain, with tall sturdy stems and vigour. The Lupins we know today are all descended from his hybrids.

Good for cut flowers.

Height: 90cm

Common name(s): Lupin

 

Photo Captain-tucker, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

All our plants are supplied in 9cm pots unless otherwise specified. Plants in this size pot establish quickly in the garden and often outpace plants in bigger pots planted at the same time. Our potted plants can be planted immediately, unless otherwise noted, or you can leave them in their pots until you are ready to plant.
The majority of our plants are grown outdoors. This means that they follow their natural growth patterns and are ready to plant at any time of the year. If you order the plants in winter, they are likely to be dormant and died back to ground level, ready to shoot again in spring - just like the herbaceous perennials in your own garden. Very occasionally, in winter, we may indicate on the packing slip that a plant needs to be hardened off before planting out. This will be because it has just come out of a polytunnel. If you have any questions about our plants or growing methods, please feel free to drop us an email.
We grow most of what we sell ourselves, in our nursery in the Buckinghamshire countryside. Our prices include VAT at 20%.