Vendor: SeedsNow-Flowers
Type: All Flowers
Price:
2.99 - 6.99
(2 variants)
The Texas Bluebonnet Lupine (Lupinus texensis) is so named because the blossoms resemble the bonnets worn by pioneer women. This low-growing annual is in the legume family, so it fixes nitrogen in the soil and is a great companion plant or cover crop for the vegetable garden. Produces upright spikes of pea-sized blossoms in rich blue with white tips, but can also pop up in shades of white, pink, purple, and maroon (“Aggiebonnet”). Grows 1'-1.5' tall on sturdy stems with daisy-like palmate foliage. Spectacular in a pot or blanketing an entire field. The state flower of Texas.
If consumed in large quantities, seeds can be toxic to people, pets, and livestock.
- Life cycle: Annual
- Bloom season: Spring
- Attracts: Bees, butterflies, and other pollinators
- Flower meaning: Abundance, change, growth
SEED PLANTING TIPS
- Botanical name: Lupinus texensis
- Hardiness zones: 3-8
- Planting season: Fall
- Days to maturity: 1st or 2nd year
- Cold stratify: No
- Depth to plant seeds: Lightly cover - seeds need light to germinate
- Spacing between plants: 8"-12" apart
- Days to germinate (sprout): 7-30 days
- Germination soil temps: 55F-70F
- Soil types: Clay, sandy, loamy, silty, rocky, chalky, calcareous, dry, well-drained
- Soil pH: 7.5+
- Water needs: Low - do not overwater
- Sun needs: Full sun
- Frost tolerant: Yes
- Drought tolerant: Yes
- Deer resistant: Yes
Includes a mix of 5 popular lupine flower varieties and colors. Scatter this mix of seeds in your garden and enjoy a beautiful assortment of lupine flowers.
