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These showstopping West Country Lupins are certain to make a statement in your summer garden. Loveable Lupinus Collection is perfect for cottage garden planting and a long-standing favourite which now features heavily in modern planting schemes too. This specially collated trio will bring you giant spires, twice the average lupin size, to add contrast, colour and drama throughout June and July. The long and strong stems of Loveable Lupinus Collection will tower above verdant, palmate foliage, adding both height and harmony. Tuck them into the mid-tier of a border where they can add their fabulous form, or plant in a container where they can be the star of the show.Plants prefer a spot in well-drained soil which benefits from either full sun or part shade. As hardy, herbaceous perennials they need no winter protection and will return year after year, reaching a mature height of 90cm with a spread of 60-75cm. Collection comprises: ‘Salmon Star’ – lilac buds open to salmon flowers’King Canute’ – exciting new variety with bicolour blooms in purple and white’Rachel de Thame’ – bicolour pink and white beauty
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Key Information
| Included In this Collection | Lupin Salmon Star 9cm Pot | Lupin Rachel de Thame 9cm pot | Lupin King Canute 9cm pot |
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| Latin Name | Lupinus ‘West Country Salmon Star’ t | ||
| Common Name | Lupin | ||
| Hardiness | H5 (-10 to -15°C) | ||
| Colour | Copper | ||
| Type | Perennial | ||
| Format | 9cm Pots | ||
| Position | Full-Sun, Part-Shade, Part-Sun | ||
| Foliage | Deciduous | ||
| Height in Maturity (m) | 0.90 | ||
| Spread in Maturity (m) | 0.60 | ||
| Soil Conditions | Loam Sand | ||
| Soil Acidity | Acid Neutral | ||
| Aspect | East-facing, South-facing, West-facing | ||
| Scented | Yes | ||
| Good for pots | Yes | ||
| Good for wildlife | Yes | ||
| Good for pollinators | Yes | ||
| Good for cutting | Yes |
