anybody transplanted mature lupines?
deanna in ME Barely zone 6a, more like 5b
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Comments (15)Lupines aren't the easiest thing to tranplant, but from a pot should be OK IF you don't excessively disturb the roots. They are also pretty short-lived. To the OP, what I would really recommend is that you get yourself a packet or two of seeds and sow them in your autumn just at the time it's beginning to cool off (that would be late August/around Labor Day here in Michigan, assuming maybe a month later in Texas). Soak them overnight in tepid water, and then sow about 1/4 to 1/2 inch deep in prepared soil, keep moist. They will germinate in about 14 days, give or take. In your location, they probably will grow throughout the winter without any major setbacks. If you fertilize just a bit (yes, they are legumes, but they STILL respond to fertilizer such as Rapid Gro), they will bloom next spring for you. My self-sown volunteers that come up in fall always bloom the next spring....See MoreKarner Blue and Lupine Perennis
Comments (23)kek, Glad to hear that you also ordered seeds from Prairie Moon. I think the Karner Blue needs some people pulling for it. I hate to see creaturs lose their habitats and it upsets me that we keep losing species...there are just so many people that I think it's pretty inevitable unless we somehow control the people population. It only makes sense that the more people there are the more land that will be dug up and paved over for more houses, malls, factories, stores, and other businesses. So nature ends up losing more and more. :( Anyway...I'd really be hopeful about getting the Karner Blue if I were you and had a sanctuary that close to me. I know, it's not like it's next door but still, I think 10 miles is pretty close and I would certainly be optimistic about getting them there someday. I would think that they're bound to find a person who is in the area, huh? I, on the other hand, am probably at least 100 miles from the nearest ones in my state, but I will still plant the lupines and cross my fingers. It's not like nothing else will use the lupines, and I think they'll be real pretty. I suppose I stand a chance of getting Karner Blues even if it is a kind of remote chance. After all, it's not like I'm planting a Eucalyptus tree to attract a koala bear. :-D About your garden design...I think that should turn out looking great and I love that color combination. I was thinking about getting a trumpet vine sometime because I'm also interested in hummingbirds. I got Cardinal Flower seeds and foxglove seeds just recently and winter sowed them and I hope that the hummingbirds will like them. Some people talk about getting a dozen or more hummingbirds, but I only ever see three here, probably the mom, the dad, and the baby. Brandy, Sorry for the misunderstanding. I went back and read it again and yeah, now it makes sense to me what you said and that you mean the KB Butterfly Garden that they're offering. lol I can be a dee dee dee sometimes. Ha. Anyway, yeah, I agree with you and looked and can't afford it either and that's why I bought a pack of lupine seeds and will plant those outside once April comes around. With these low temps we're having (right now it's 14 deg. here), I'm starting to wonder if spring will ever get here. Brrr, I can hardly stand to be outside for more than a couple minutes and that's it. Yes, you are cheating by getting plants. That's not allowed! ;-) I'm curious now if I'll have any luck growing the lupines since you said you had trouble with starting them from seed. I did try to start other lupines here last year and I didn't have any luck with them. I might end up buying some plants too if I can't start any either from seed. I wish I'd have the bed ready for the wild lupines but I don't. If it would be, I'd have considered sowing the seeds directly into the ground. Several people have said that they're fussy when it comes to being transplanted. I did wintersow my wild lupines just recently but they're in a container and will still have to be transplanted so I'll kind of be on pins and needles wondering if they'll "take". I will be extra careful transplanting them. I hope you have good luck with your plants. Oh, I wish I wouldn't have to wait until next year to see what mine will look like (assuming they'll grow this year). Uh oh, I bought sweet pea seeds and now am wondering if I'm going to have a problem with them taking over. Are they an invasive plant? Maybe I should have done more studying up on all of these plants that I'm going to have here. One that has me a little concerned in the Passiflora incarnata....See Moremagnolia sieboldii-transplanting
Comments (2)I have a M. seiboldii in full sun. Does it like it there? I really don't think so, but it hasn't scorched. However it has in other years during droughts. I suspect your problem is a water deficit. It is amazing how much water trees can sap up at this time of year. I think the plant just needs further adaptation to the spot. Scorching has never killed my plant, or even twigs: only leaves. But I am sure it has forced a higher root to leaf ratio. That's a good thing, and I see no reason why the same wouldn't happen for you. However if you leave it there, flowering will be delayed. I am guessing by a couple years compared to a more welcoming area. Magnolia sieboldii is said to prefer part shade, soil high in humus and not very drought tolerant. As far as transplanting, yes, spring would be best - and before bud break. Rick...See Morepoppy seed, will seed mature if pod picked green?
Comments (19)I'm in south puget sound area the pacific northwest (US). We had a particulary bad bout of spider mites and powdery mildew late this summer. Pretty frustrating. Anyways, I still have poppies blooming. I started some in april and a second planting in june. Some of the june ones bloomed by august; others are just starting. Late summer was unusually dry here. Then we started getting our usualy cool, grey and wet weather in late september. A couple of my pods which were just about ready to harvest for seed started turning green again so I pulled them and viola! all the seeds were fully germinated! Darn!! My first Hen and Chicks plant bloomed in early september. I only got two flowers from a single plant, so I really didn't want to mess up the only seeds. I brought this plant, which was in a pot, onto my enclosed back porch. Unfortunately, the plants aren't getting enough light for the younger pods to develop. I have no supplemental light source, so I had to choose to keep the HnC pods dry. Does anyone have any hints on how to deal with late season poppies in the pac northwest?...See Morediggingthedirt
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