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Anyone growing lupines in Philly area?
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Posted by lpinkmountain 5b/6a border PA (My Page) on Wed, Sep 24, 08 at 13:42
| I can't grow lupines due to burning hot sun in my yard, but I am wondering if anyone has experience growing them in the metro Philly area? Under what conditions do they thrive (or not thrive)? I'm teaching a class and I'm wondering if these plants are grown here much. They thrive in my home state of MI but I don't see them much in PA. |
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RE: Anyone growing lupines in Philly area?
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| Too hot here for lupines - unfortunately! They grow wild in Maine and they are beautiful. They are similar to delphiniums - they may grow for a year but it is hard to get them to return. You have to treat them like annuals. |
RE: Anyone growing lupines in Philly area?
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| The only lupine I ever had any luck with isn't even a lupine but is sold as one carolina lupine. It's big and yellow It looks more like baptista or false indigo. |
RE: Anyone growing lupines in Philly area?
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- Posted by deb2 Z6 (My Page) on
Thu, Oct 23, 08 at 10:44
| I do know that there is someone in my area (appr. 40 miles NW of Philly) that grows them and they are stunning when in bloom. They are there each year. I don't know if the plant is coming back each year or if they are reseeding. |
RE: Anyone growing lupines in Philly area?
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- Posted by rebow 6 Philly (My Page) on
Mon, Dec 15, 08 at 13:29
| I must be a glutton for punishment b/c I 've tried these several times in the various microclimates in my yard and they always die. I live 25 minutes NW of Philly |
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