Seedlynx Technical Sheet

LUPIN LULU DWARF MIXED

Botanical name :-Lupinus polphyllus
Family :-Leguminosae
Class :- Hardy Perennial

Seed Count :- 40 seeds per gram (1,100 seeds per ounce)

Seed required for 1000 plants :- 40 grams

Variety Description
Lupin Lulu is a dwarf Lupin growing to 60cm (2 feet) in height. It has a good colour range including shades of yellow, rose, brick red, orange, pink, blue and white. Lulu will flower in the first year from early sowings making it ideal for smaller gardens.

Sowing and Germination
Sowing period January to July. The seeds should be sown in pots or trays and covered with 1/2” (1cm) of compost, germinate at 15 to 18 degrees Centigrade, germination will take place within 10-20 days. To aid germination the seeds should be soaked in water overnight prior to sowing.
Alternatively the seeds may be sown in April to July either in the open gound in a seed bed or under protection ,tranplanting when large enough to their final positions for flowering in the following year.

Growing on
The plants should be pricked out and grown on in small pots 10cm (4”) and hardened off prior to planting. Those from early sowings should be planted in May and they will flower from August onwards, later sowings should be gown on and planted in the open ground in their final position in July /August spacing them 60cm (2 feet) apart where they will flower from May to August in the following year.

Pests and Disease
Aphids and Powdery mildew are the most common pest and disease on Lupins, though Colletotricum and Botrytis can be a problem in some areas.

Uses
Ideal plant for the herbaceous border.

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