Mostly purple, with bicolors in magenta, white and pink. Dense spikes with large flowers. Despite its name, this lupine is open pollinated. Perennial, Zones 4-9. ~ 35 seeds/g.
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| Variety | Product Type | Hybrid Status | Bloom Color | Lifecycle | Hardy to Zone | Maximum Hardiness Zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| My Castle Red Russell | seeds | open pollinated | red | perennial | 4 | 9 |
| Russell Hybrids Choice Mix | seeds | open pollinated | multi-colored | perennial | 4 | 9 |
~35 seeds/g.
Perennial, Zones 4-9. Lupine fanatic George Russell of York, England, bred Russell Hybrids Choice Mix, introduced it in 1937 and won the coveted Gold Medal from the Royal Horticultural Society. Dense spikes with large flowers in full range of colors.
Culture: Likes a cool moist spot in full sun, preferring sandy soil with ample room for its roots to spread. Can be sown indoors in late winter, or outdoors in early spring or late fall. 3'. Seeds and seed pods are poisonous.
All flower seeds are open-pollinated except where noted.
Days in parentheses after a variety indicate days to first bloom.
Almost all the flowers we list are open- pollinated and easy to save seed from. Some types cross readily, but who cares! Save the seeds, plant them, and be surprised.
These flowers are especially easy to save seed from: bachelor’s buttons, calendula, cerinthe, cosmos, love-in-a- mist (nigella), nasturtium, poppy, strawflower, sunflower, sweet pea and tithonia.
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