Gallery Blue Lupine

Description:

A stunning compact hybrid producing thick spikes of eye catching two-tone lavender-blue and white flowers; a tremendous visual impact massed in the garden, border plantings or in containers

Ornamental Features:

Gallery Blue Lupine features bold spikes of blue pea-like flowers with white overtones rising above the foliage from late spring to early summer. The flowers are excellent for cutting. It's palmate leaves remain emerald green in colour throughout the season. The fruit is not ornamentally significant.

Landscape Attributes:

Gallery Blue Lupine is an herbaceous perennial with a rigidly upright and towering form. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other garden plants with less refined foliage.

This perennial will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and should be cut back in late fall in preparation for winter. It is a good choice for attracting hummingbirds to your yard, but is not particularly attractive to deer who tend to leave it alone in favor of tastier treats. Gardeners should be aware of the following characteristic(s) that may warrant special consideration;

• Self-Seeding

Gallery Blue Lupine is recommended for the following landscape applications;

• General Garden Use
• Mass Planting

Plant Characteristics:

Gallery Blue Lupine will grow to be about 18 inches tall at maturity extending to 24 inches tall with the flowers, with a spread of 16 inches. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 3 years.

This perennial does best in full sun to partial shade. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil pH, but grows best in clay soils. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This plant can be propagated by seed.

This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid, and parts of it are known to be toxic to humans and animals, so care should be exercised in planting it around children and pets.