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- Lupines provide color in the garden for several years
- Perennial shrub with little care
- Hardy perennials in the garden and on the terrace
- Lupins as green manure
- Tips & Tricks
Lupines provide color in the garden for several years
Lupines (botanical name Lupinus), also called wolf beans or cowpeas, belong to the family of the butterfly blooms, just like peas and beans. Unlike these, the hardy and very robust perennials are kept as an ornamental plant perennial in the garden.
Perennial shrub with little care
Hardly any ornamental shrub in the garden is as easy to care for as the ornamental lupine. The perennial plant is
Once lupins have settled in the garden, they reappear reliably every spring. For several years, they delight the gardener from May to August with beautiful flower spikes.
The plant needs little care. It forms roots so long that older lupins do not even need to be cast. Also the fertilization of the soil is unnecessary, because the lupins themselves provide new nutrients.
Hardy perennials in the garden and on the terrace
Before winter you can cut back lupins to the ground. That's not really necessary though. However, by cutting off withered flowers, you can often bring about a second flowering in early autumn.
Lupins are very robust. They easily tolerate temperatures of minus 25 degrees. Winter protection is not required in the field.
Although the lupine grows in the pot, it provides several years for color on the terrace and balcony. She only needs a little more care. It also needs to be supplied with water and should be winter protected in winter.
Lupins as green manure
The situation is different with lupins, which are sown in the garden as green manure. They are exclusively intended to quickly form much leaf and root mass.
They are usually cut in the same year, but at the latest in the next spring and undermined.
Their long roots ensure loosening and nitrogen supply to the soil. The undermined leaf mass also increases the nutrient content of the soil.
Tips & Tricks
Lupins sow themselves. The ripe pods jump up and distribute the seeds within a radius of seven meters. To prevent the whole garden from being covered with lupins, you need to cut inflorescences immediately after they bloom.