Can lupines bloom the first year?
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Favorite WS Perennials that bloom first year?
Comments (14)thanks quilt mommy! I did sow some phlox so I am good in that department. Below is my seeds I sowed or plan to sow. Wow, I cannot believe I plan to have all of this sowed! I did most already but still have a lot! Karen 4 o'clock mirabilis - 2 4 o'clock mix agastache foeniculum agastache foeniculum agastache, apricot sprite amerarthe red 4' arctotis venusta, blue eyed daisy asarnia, chickabiddy vine aster Crego aster, dwarf mixed baby blue eyes basil bean, purple bush beans poledaylilly beans, Kentucky pole beans, tender green bush broccoli bunny tails grass annual butterfly bush, purple cabbage calendula, green heart and pink surprise canterbury bells canterbury bells celosia celosia, plumosa chico tom Cilantro cleome - spinosa cleome - spinosa cleome violet queen cleome, purple, pink, white columbine purple coreopsis coreopsis tinctoria coreopsis yellow coreopsis, dwarf red coreopsis, gold and reds cosmos cypress vine, red datura hybrid delphinium dill Dill- bouquet Echinacea purpua echinecca unknown eyeball plant fennel feverfew Gaillardia Blanketflower garlic chives globe amaranth purple globe amaranth strawberry fields glorosia daisy - black eyed susan goldenrodd, rough stemmed gourd heliopsis hibiscus manihot hollyhock - majorette ice Plant -mixed incarvillea sinensis, cheron ipomoea, alba moonflower jewels of opar jobs tears annual grass joe pye weed kiss me over the garden gate larkspur liatris spicata lime basil love lies bleeding lunaria silver dollars malope, glacier fruits malva pink, false mallow malva sebrina malva, white perfection marigold, tagetes Melampodium butter daisy mexican hat mexican sunflower -tithonia millet limelight, spray type Nicandra shoefly nicotiana alata nicotiana, deep purple nicotiana, variegated green flowers opal cups peas, little marvel pepper, colored bell pepper, early jalape pepper, hot wenks yellow pepper, mini bell pepper, red ruffled pimento pepper, sweet cho petunia - purple petunia mix phlox, drummondi poppy California poppy California poppy fairy wings, mix poppy, pink peony Portulaca pumpkin, round medium size rose of sharon - mix Russian grass rutabaga salvia blue bedder salvia, coral nymph salvia, lady in red shasta daisy snapdragon, mix snow on the mountain euphorbia Spearmint squash, yellow crookneck sugar snap peas sweet basil sweet pea vine takota daisy thyme, orange toadflax, baby snapdragons tom giant paste tom golden jubille tom Jeff's mystery pink oxheart Tom lil pink tom mortgage lifter Tom nyagous tom orange banana paste tom red home sweet tom roman candle TOM spear Tennessee green tom super sweet cherry tom tigerella tomato ace 55 trumpet vine turnip, purple top vinca Virginia yarrow yarrow mixed larkspur Amsonia tabernaemontana False Indigo, Blue Wild Indigo-Baptisia australis...See MoreHow do you handle perennials that don't bloom first year?
Comments (18)Pam, if you purchased the seeds commercially, they will often indicate if they bloom the first year because it's a selling point. Many perennials do not bloom the first year as they focus energy on building their root systems. As far as the influence of early sowing, yes, there are some that can be impacted. For example, the verbascum I sowed said that it may bloom the first year if sown as early as January in a mild climate. Not sure how that translates for WS seeds in my zone 6b/7a, so I'm really expecting that they won't bloom. Thanks so much for all of the feedback. I think I'm going to take a variety of approaches. I may pot some up where I don't have beds ready yet. In the front gardens, some I'll plant and appreciate the foliage this year, while filling in with annuals that I also WS'd and direct sowed. I already ordered a few delphiniums in addition to the ones I WS, so I'll take quilt mommy's approach there! I have extensive plans for new beds in my back yard, so I'll probably plant a lot of my wintersown perennials back there and won't have a ton of bloom this year. When they bloom next year, I'll have the advantage of seeing their bloom color before I consider moving some to the front garden. Of course I'll have to consider which resent transplant before I take that approach (like lupines). Thank you all, again! Lisa...See MoreWill Lupines bloom 1st year with Wintersowing?
Comments (4)I think that you might get flowers. I did my lupins as a fall direct sow. I am hoping to get flowers this year. Snapdragons---I do indoors in a south window. They are too slow to flower here from a WS. The dwarf snaps like "Magic Carpet"---I direct sow....See MoreFirst Lupines Blooming
Comments (92)Hello Lupine Lovers! I'm so excited to announce this! West Country Lupines in England have specialized in growing lupines. However, until now we have been unable to purchase any within the US. I have been in contact with the Director of Horticulture at White flower farms for the last several years as they had been given the right to sell within the US. They are for sale this year, a little bit pricey but I would highly advocate being able to add this stock to your gardens, They currently offer four of the West Country Stock, Red Rum, Manhattan Lights, Gladiator, and Masterpiece. This is the link to the website, then search Lupine : http://www.whiteflowerfarm.com...See Moremxk3 z5b_MI
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