You get that sasbe to me and I will get you some extra little goodies. ;) While updating your have list update your want list as well. Who knows what all I have over here to share with a fellow zone 6 wser!!! :D GO ZONE 6!!!! Whooooo hooooo, LOL!!!

Agree with the above post. You are correct that some lupine varieties do need to stratify but the Russell variety are very easy to grow and should be placed directly where you intend to grow them as they grow deep roots quickly which do not transplant very easily. Harvesting your own lupine seeds was a great idea!

They are like weeds in my yard. Thankfully, I love them and dont mind where they pop up. Mine were started from Russell seeds also. I have a rainbow of colors. Love, love Lupines! I think they formed robust plants the first year and bloomed the second. The leaves are very attractive, and you must put up with the first years growth in order to have a continuum of blooms for ever after. The blooming plant dies off and you have to rely on the baby plants to keep the blooms going. So let the tops ripen and fall over, or scatter the seeds where you want. One of the best plants. Pondy

bettyfb - thanks for the compliments but I can't take the credit for anything other than plunking seeds in growing mix and setting the winter sown containers out in the snow. Ma Nature did the rest. FranciePants - don't get discouraged. From what I've read, lupines are notoriously difficult to keep growing. They thrive in lousy soil, imperfect weather conditions and zero disturbance...i.e., they want to be left alone to grow (or not) right where you plant them. For me, they're worth all the effort & aggravation because they're so spectacular when they bloom but if it's too much for other folks I can understand. Not everyone has time for/is tolerant of prima donna/drama queen plants. There are lots of other perennials that thrive on neglect altho' they likely won't put on the show that lupine flowers & foliage do every spring.