Lupinus micranthus (Small-Flowered Lupine) Seed Packet WW

Also known as Lupinus polycarpus, this cute little lupine is a wonderful resource for spring pollinators and butterflies. It is a low grower to just around a foot tall so it’s great in the front border of your garden beds, rock garden, and wildflower area. Does well in thin soils and gravel so it’s a perfect way to dress up the perimeter of parking areas and along driveways. If fall planted, its dense, little clusters of pretty, blue, pea-like flowers will appear by mid-spring – you can extend the show by making an additional early spring sowing for a later bloom.

• Family: Fabaceae
• Per/Ann: Annual
• Sun/Shade: Full sun is best
• Zones: 6-9 Bloom time: Spring
• Height: 12+ inches Habitat: meadows, disturbed areas, roadsides, areas with thin and rocky soils.
• Stratification: little to none; but best planted in the fall if not scarifying
• Planting depth: 1/8″-1/4″
• Seeding rate:

     Broadcasting : approx 10 seeds/sq ft

     Small pots/Spots in situ: 3-5 per pot/spot

While the seed is not dormant, it has a hard seedcoat. Can be spring sown with scarification, otherwise fall sowing is best to help breach seedcoat. Staggered plantings in spring can prolong bloom period.