Texas Bluebonnet, Lupine Seeds

Key Attributes

Sun
Sun: Full Sun
Packet
Packet: 50 Seeds
Days To Maturity (# Days)
Days To Maturity (# Days): 365
Botanical Name
Botanical Name: Lupinus texensis

Texas Bluebonnet, Lupine Seeds

The Texas Bluebonnet Lupine produces stunning fragrant blue flowers with white tips that will attract many butterflies and bees to the garden! This Texas State flower blooms late July all through September. The Texas Bluebonnet is easy to grow and will adapt to many different growing conditions. Be careful as the plant and seeds are poisonous.
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Key Attributes

Sun
Sun: Full Sun
Packet
Packet: 50 Seeds
Days To Maturity (# Days)
Days To Maturity (# Days): 365
Botanical Name
Botanical Name: Lupinus texensis

Product Details

Weight

0.008

Plant Height

18-36"

Botanical Name

Lupinus texensis

Seed Type

Seed

Additional Characteristics

Attracts Pollinators, Attracts Birds, Deer Resistant

Seeds Per Gram

50

Seeds Per Pound

22,800

Packet

50 Seeds

Sow Depth

1/4"

Seeds Per Ounce

1,425

Breed

Open-pollinated

Sun

Full Sun

Growing Conditions

Container Friendly

Uses

Cut Flowers

Life Cycle

Perennial

Sow Method

Transplant

Categories

Flowers

Days To Maturity (# Days)

365

Components

Growing Instructions

    Learning Download: How to Grow Lupine

Lupine is a spiky, vibrant flower reaching up to 4 feet in height. Lupines can be both annual and perennials. Lupines are frequently seen growing wild throughout the United States, where they serve as a host plant for larvae of endangered butterflies.

Before Planting: Scratch the surface of the seed or soak it overnight in lukewarm water to soften the seed coat. Seeds should be chilled for a week prior to planting.

Planting: Sow directly outdoors, dig the soil up as deep as 20 inches and break it up before raking the area smooth. Plant seeds 1/8 inch deep and 12 inches apart.

Watering: Water one inch per week early in the morning.

Fertilizer: Fertilize Lupine with a fertilizer that is hight in phosphorous, as it encourages the plant to produce more blooms.

Days to Maturity: Lupines will bloom beginning in the early spring and continue blooming through July.

Harvesting: Cut the flowers in the morning or early evening. Cut the stem at an angle with a sharp knife and cut longer than you think you need. Place in a vase filled with warm water immediately after cutting.

Tips: Lupines will add nitrogen to the soil, so you might opt to plant shade-loving plants beneath the lupine as a ground cover, where they will benefit from the nitrogen-rich soil.

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