I got to know Lupine Russell several years ago when I saw a large window in the Podesta Baldocchi florist in San Francisco. Not only did he buy the equipment, but I searched for the buyer until he found out where they were from and where the seed could be obtained.
Russell’s lupins were first introduced about 50 years ago and occupy almost all gardens around the world. When they finally reached the West Coast, Podesta bought the Baldocchi market. I saw the flowers in her window about three feet high, all with the upper two parts of the flower stem from the thickest spike of flowers, with sweet pea petals in shapes of every color I could imagine.
Perennial plants I found, discovered and developed by George Russell of York in England many years later. of hybridizing and selection. I took care of the seeds and carefully followed the instructions that came with them. I was told to soak the seed overnight in warm water or file it through each coat as they germinate more slowly. I chose the water method and prepared the sandy pots for planting the next morning. At that time I had the glass and the pots kept in the glass until germinated seeds.
I had a pretty good number of seeds, but they didn’t germinate 100 percent. I gave a bright place in the garden with ventilation, and it became the talk of the neighborhood. While they weren’t as tall as the ones in the florist shop window, they were very nice and didn’t seem to have any problems. Yet they are not supposed to come in the second perennial year
I checked around and found the East Bay around and found new plants and went to the second year. Growing explained that the blood annual had been exposed to some extent in Russel wolf and many plants could be expected to die. during the winter They said that they grew like annuals, beginning with the first seed of each spring. Aphids and rust were supposed to be a problem, but my plants were never bothered, perhaps because they were sprayed near the rose beds once a week. Lupine is the Latin name for the wolf, which impoverishes the plants of the soil. This was not the case in my garden as a plant I did with them as those far away and I. He fertilized all alike.
Lupine polyphyllus, a perennial found native from Northern California to Canada, is considered one of the most desirable garden plants. It grow from two to three feet or more dense flower clusters are from six to 24 inches long, the flowers are pea-shaped . blue, purple or red. This Lupine is one of the great ancestors of Lupine Russell.
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