| | |
Westcountry Lupins
| THE NEW LIST OF LUPINS FOR 2010 IS NOW AVAILABLE. NEW VARIETIES, AS ALWAYS, ARE OF SUPERB COLOUR AND FORM. DELIVERY WILL NOT BE BEFORE NEXT APRIL 2010. IF YOU WOULD LIKE A COLOUR CATALOGUE, AVAILABLE from MID OCTOBER 2009, PLEASE SENT AN A5 SAE 1st class. PLEASE NOTE - These varieties are protected by EU PBR and US Plant Patent law. Commercial propagation is illegal without a licence). Lupins with PBR cannot be propagated from by customers, in any form including seeds, cuttings, micropropagation or any other method of reproduction/propagation. CULTURAL NOTES - On receipt of your lupins, plant out as soon as the soil is warm enough, usually mid to end of April (obviously, as soon as you receive them if it is later than this). Plant firmly into ground prepared only with bonemeal or calcified seaweed, although this is not necessary. Do not use farmyard manure as this will rot the crowns. Water in but do not overdo it. You must place slug pellets around the plant in its young stages. There are now safe forms called Advanced slug pellets which contain Ferris Iron and are 100% safe to use around wildlife, birds, cats, dogs and humans. Other organic alternatives include caffiene, garlic, gravel, bran, copper filings but only slug pellets really work and even these have to be put down on a fairly regular basis until the plant is established. Lupins prefer to be in full sun but will grow in part shade. It is no good, however, growing them under dark, dank trees in deep shade or waterlogged sites. Very chalky soils are not recommended, but anything else is acceptable. Our plants will give you one flower in their first year and as with other herbaceous plant, are at their best from year two onwards. After a few years they will have made up a good sized crown which you can split with a spade early spring and replant. If you want seeds, remember the mother plant does not produce the same colour plants as herself and the seed will give you a rainbow of different coloured seedlings. These should not be named after the mother plant even if some turn out similar in colour. Only splitting or cuttings give the identical or cloned plant. If you want a few seed don't allow the whole stock plant to set seed or you will exhaust it and shorten the life of your lupin. Take off flowers as they go over, leaving just the bottom half to set. Staking is not necessary.
|
|
|
Five Lupins of Our Choice
| Genus of about 200 species of perennials and semi-evergreen shrubs, grown for their large imposing racemes of pea-like flowers. From the Mediterranean, North Africa, N. C. and S. America. They are found in dry, hilly grassland and open woodland, on coastal sands or cliffs and on riverbanks. Most have short-stemmed, palmate, often softly hairy, mid green basal leaves with lance-shaped leaflets. Some alpines have silvery leaves. Long terminal racemes or spikes of pea-like flowers in many colours including bi-colours May to July. Good for borders, containers or wild garden. Smaller species - rockery or scree bed. Five of our named varieties, selected by us. (Normally £7.50 each)
Price: £30.00
|
|
|
Lupinus arboreus
| Tree lupin with scented, yellow flowers in July. Evergreen, with tiny emerald green lupin leaves. A sub shrub for a sunny site or part shade, any soil even poor. Ht to 150cm/4'. Sold in 9cm pots
Price: £4.50 |
|
|
Lupinus arboreus 'Rhubarb and Custard'
| Our own variety of tree lupin with claret and yellow flowers. Sold in 9cm pots
Price: £4.50 |
|
|
Lupinus arboreus 'Snowqueen'
| White form of the tree lupin. Highly scented sub shrub. Ht up to 5'/2m. Sold in 9cm pots
Price: £4.50
|
|
|
Lupinus chamissonis
| Dwarf species lupin, blue and claret flowers in June. Silvery leaves. Good for rockeries. Ht to 30cm/1'. Sold in 9cm pots
Price: £4.50
|
|
|
Lupinus 'Morello Cherry'
| Fully hardy cherry red lupin flowering June/July. Any sunny, well drained site. Ht 75cm/2.5'. Sold in 9cm pots
Price: £4.50 |
|
|
Beefeater (PBR)
| (This variety is protected by EU PBR and US Plant Patent law. Commercial propagation is illegal without a licence) ) Vibrant, almost pure red flowers, slight yellow flecked standards. Straight strong spires mid season. Ht 75cm/2.5'. Sold in 9cm pots
Price: £7.50
|
|
|
Blossom (PBR)
| (This variety is protected by EU PBR 22729 and US Plant Patent law PP18,813 Commercial propagation is illegal without a licence) Lovely pink on white flushed lupin. Much admired. Mid flowering season Ht 2.5'/75cm. Sold in 9cm pots
Price: £7.50
|
|
|
Chameleon
| Most unusual lupin which opens in bud yellow with a raspberry picotee edge to petals. As the plant opens and matures the top remains raspberry flecked, the lower tiers of flowers turn pure yellow. Early to mid season. Ht 75cm/2.5'. Sold in 9cm pots
Price: £7.50
|
|
|
Desert Sun
| Rich custard yellow self, with tall flower spikes. Early season reaching 90cm/3'. Sold in 9cm pots
Price: £7.50
|
|
|
Gladiator
| Vibrant orange and yellow bicolour. Late season. Ht 75cm/2.5' (PBR applied for). Sold in 9cm pots
Price: £7.50
|
|
|
Inspiration
| Cerise bells, white hooded standard. Lovely bicolour combination. Mid season. Ht 75cm/2.5'. Sold in 9cm pots
Price: £7.50
|
|
|
Manhattan Lights (PBR)
| (This variety is protected by EU PBR 24392 and US Plant Patent law PP18,868 . Commercial propagation is illegal without a licence) Bicolour of purple bells and yellow standards. Mid season reaching 3'/90cm in height. Sold in 9cm pots
Price: £7.50
|
|
|
Masterpiece (PBR)
| (This variety is protected by EU PBR and US Plant Patent 19,739 under US Plant Patent law. Commercial propagation is illegal without a licence) Rich purple lupin with orange fleck in standards. Sharply pointed spikes, early season. Excellent form. Ht 75cm/2.5'. Sold in 9cm pots
Price: £7.50
|
|
|
Neptune
| Large blue bells, white flecked standard. Mid to late season. Ht 75cm/2.5' Sold in 9cm pots
Price: £7.50
|
|
|
Pauly
| Named after the late Dr Paul Walters producer of BBC radio 2's 'Wake up to Wogan'. Tall purply blue bells, white flecked standards. Early. Ht 90cm/3'. Sold in 9cm pots
Price: £7.50
|
|
|
Persian Slipper (PBR)
| (This variety is protected by EU PBR 22732 and US plant patent law PP18,733. Commercial propagation is illegal without a licence) Lovely lagoon blue with white fleck. Compact habit. Early season. Ht 90cm/3'. Sold in 9cm pots
Price: £7.50
|
|
|
Redhead
| Orange and yellow bicolour. Early season. Ht 75cm/2.5'. Sold in 9cm pots
Price: £7.50
|
|
|
Red Arrow
| Rich red self, early season, reach 3'/90cm in height. Sold in 9cm pots
Price: £7.50
|
|
|
Red Rum (PBR)
| (This variety is protected by EU PBR 22730 and US Plant Patent law PP18,709. Commercial propagation is illegal without a licence) Superb red with white fleck. Long flowering season. Early season reaching 90cm/3'. Sold in 9cm pots
Price: £7.50
|
|
|
Saffron (PBR)
| (This variety is protected by EU PBR 24259 and US Plant Patent law PP PP18,802. Commercial propagation is illegal without a licence) Rich lemony yellow self, slender flower spikes. Mid season. Ht to 90cm/3'. Sold in 9cm pots
Price: £7.50
|
|
|
Salmon Star (PBR)
| (This variety is protected by EU PBR 22731 and US Plant Patent law PP18,718. Commercial propagation is illegal without a licence) Lovely coppery orange self, vigorous. Early season. Ht 90cm/3'. Sold in 9cm pots
Price: £7.50
|
|
|
Tequila Flame
| Red and yellow bicolour. A good focal plant. Late season. Ht 90cm/3'. Sold in 9cm pots
Price: £7.50
|
|
|
Terracotta
| Rusty coloured self. Still one of my favourites. Early season, reaching 90cm/3'. Sold in 9cm pots
Price: £7.50
|
|
|
Towering Inferno
| (This variety is protected by EU PBR and US Plant Patent law. Commercial propagation is illegal without a licence) Rich orange red bells, yellow flecked standard. Early season. Ht 75cm/2.5'. Sold in 9cm pots
Price: £7.50
|
|
|
Lupin Seeds (mixed only)
| Please note lupins DO NOT come true from seed and therefore packets can only be offered mixed, not individual colours. Packets contain approx. 20 seeds from the best of our stock. Price per pkt £4.00 + stamped sae
Price: £4.00
|
|