Lupinus polyphyllus

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Read about Lupinus polyphyllus in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Lupinus polyphyllus, Lindl. (L. grandiflorus, Lindl.). Stout, erect species, forming tufts 2-5 ft. high: lvs. distant, mostly radical, long-petioled; lfts. lanceolate, glabrate above, silky hairy below, 2-6 in. long: fls. on long stalks, alternate, pedicelled, deep blue: pod 1-1 ½ in. long, narrow. June-Sept. Wash, to Calif. Gn. 45, p. 459; 55, p. 215.—A common garden species of merit, succeeding in any good soil. Var. Moerheimii, Hort. A very beautiful new intro. from the firm of B. Ruys at Dedemsvaart in 1906-7. Two to 3 ft. tall, much more compact and erect than the true polyphyllus forms: fls. long-lived, bright pink, rose to white. Without doubt it is the best variety which exists. R.B. 37:225; 38:217. G.M. 51:613. Var. albiflorus, Hort. (var. albus), is white, bold and showy. Var. bicolor, Hort., is variegated blue and white. Var. Foxei is uncertain. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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