Are you sure you haven't stuck some plastic lupine out there? They are SO perfect, just beautiful! Even if you don't have the flowers, I like the leaves.

I think the the light on a dark rainey day makes them look surreal. And I try to get the best camera angle. For instance in the last picture of the lupines you can see the size of the garden and that it is a small area. But in the first picture, it looks much larger than it really is. I actually like the leaves also. But I just love, love, love the flowers.

Beautiful I got some pink lupines last year from someone on the forum I can't wait till they flower they are already huge leaves but then that may just be my 2nd year blue ones!

Rita,
How do the lupine scapes hold up? Do they ever "flop" or fall over? Sure wish we could grow them here -just gorgeous!

No, they don't flop and stand up well. And this in some rain we had that made the iris flop over. But then mine are the Gallery ones that are only about two foot tall. I don't know if the really tall ones like the Russell hybreds have any problems.

Very pretty colors. Lupines grow wild here. All I did was plant a couple of seeds from my sisters plants and they are now all over the bed much like the coneflowers do.

Julia

Many, many years ago I remember lupines growing wild in fields around Long Island also. All those fiends have been turned into condos long ago so the Lupines are long gone. Lucky you to have lupines growing wild around the countryside.

Gosh,Rita,I just love your Lupines.They are just gorgeous.Will they bloom all summer? They are so darn pretty,I like the foliage too.The Columbines looks a little strange to me.I have never seen any that looks like them.They are pretty, but, different.

Jean

Jean- I don't think there are any other Columbines with spurs (the long tails) this long. But I love them.

Unfortunately the Lupines only bloom in the spring. I read somewhere that they might rebloom in the fall but I don't think that they do.

Up here the lupines sometimes flower a second time but it is only sporadic that I have seen it, the purple ones anyway, those grow wild here. Course everything is weird here, I bought a Lilac bush 3 years ago and 2 years in a row it bloomed in the fall a second time.

Maybe they only rebloom in much cooler areas than here. Of course it's not surprising that the rebloom wouldn't be as dense or as much as the spring bloom, spring is the best weather for the lupines as its not too hot.

The guy that cuts my grass and is the same one that does my hardscape projects was here this morning and cut the grass. But before he started he comes over and makes me follow him to the Lupine Garden. He said he never saw anything that looked like them before and of course had to know what they are and all about them. Said they were so beatiful and of course I agree :-)) Said my entire yard was just so lovely and that it looks so nice he loves to come here. Made me smile as I love it when people love my garden.

Well, I agree with your yard man that your gardens are gorgeous,and the Lupines are just beautiful plants.I sent my older daughter in N.C. the pictures of your Lupines and told her I think they are soo pretty, that I wanted her to see them, too.She told me they look like little miniture christmas trees to her,and are very pretty.

Jean

I wish they would last for a longer time but then it's very difficult to find stuff that reblooms. Even the daylilies don't always rebloom like they might be supposed to. This time of spring is wonderful as so many things are blooming here. Iris and lupines being the big stars right now.

I am glad you daughter likes my Lupines.

All I can say is WOW. I have one lousy bud just now on my Lupines. I lost one of the big plants over the winter. I may just have to put more in.
cindy

Here is a flower stalk I have on my lupines around the other side of my house. I bought these mail order as teeny tiny things last year from Bluestone Perenials but they thrived and did really well.

Cindy if you lost one of your plants overwinter you should definatly get more.

Annie's Annuals has a really neat one that is blue and yellow colored called Thomas Church that I just planted this spring (in case your looking).

Beautiful!