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Lupinus arboreus blue-flowered | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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Lupinus arboreus blue-flowered

Lupinus arboreus blue-flowered

Fragrant

Genus: Lupinus
Family: Fabaceae

About this plant

Bushy, semi-evergreen shrub about 1.5-2m tall, with silky stems and palmate grey-green leaves composed of leaflets 6cm long. In late spring and summer produces dense racemes to 30cm long of delicately scented, pea-like blue-mauve and occasionally white bicolored flowers

Growing Information

Height

1.5-2.5 Metres

Spread

1-1.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Semi Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

LoamSandy

AcidNeutral

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Well Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in light and slightly acid, well-drained or sandy soil in full sun. Ideal for warm coastal locations. See lupin cultivation

Pruning

Deadhead to encourage a second flush of flowers

Propagation

Propagate by seed in early to mid-spring or by basal stem cuttings in mid to late spring

Pests

May be susceptible to lupin aphid, slugs and snails

Diseases

May be susceptible to lupin anthracnose, Powdery mildews and a virus

Garden Uses

Uses

Flower BordersGround Cover

Planting Places

OutdoorBorders

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

1.5-2.5 Metres

Spread

1-1.5 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Ten To Twenty Years