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- Lupins - robust all-rounders for the garden
- Much speaks for lupins in the garden
- Easy to sow or plant
- Lupines in many beautiful colors
- Easy to clean and robust
- Lupines improve the soil
- Tips & Tricks
Lupins - robust all-rounders for the garden
Lupins are true all-round talents in the garden. They beautify each perennial flowerbed with their long flower spikes. They improve the soil and are also easy to care for, because they are self-sufficient. Even as a cut flower in the vase, they cut a fine figure.
Much speaks for lupins in the garden
Lupins have held a veritable triumphal march in the ornamental gardens in recent years. Many hobby gardeners appreciate them because they are so robust and easy to care for. But the perennials can do more.
Easy to sow or plant
Lupins can be sowed or planted out prefer. In a favorable location they grow reliably.
Lupines in many beautiful colors
Lupins are available in many colors that fit every garden style. The color palette ranges from white to yellow and pink to deep dark purple. There are even varieties with two-colored inflorescences.
The long flower spikes form a beautiful backdrop, from the low summer flowers are particularly good effect.
The flowering period is from May to August. By timely removing faded inflorescences a second flowering time is possible.
Easy to clean and robust
Lupines are not only popular because of the colors, but also because they are so easy to care for. Older plants do not even need to be watered because they feed themselves on their long roots. Winter protection is unnecessary in the field.
Rarely do they become victims of diseases, as long as they are not too close and have a sunny as possible location. Only in front of snails you have to protect young plants.
The low maintenance costs make lupins the ideal planting for home gardens, if you do not have much time for the care available.
Lupines improve the soil
Planting lupins in the garden will not only create a decorative garden design. At the same time, they ensure that the nitrogen content of the earth improves. Even compacted soil is well loosened up by the long roots.
Tips & Tricks
In the cottage garden, lupins in many different colors are standard. They are also planted in vegetable beds to provide the soil with natural nutrients.