"Long after we are gone, summer will stroke this ridge in blue; The hawk still flies above the flowers, thinking perhaps the sky has fallen." Combine them with later-blooming flowers (like Shasta Daisy and Rudbeckia) for an extended season of color. ... entire to sinuate. I simply have fallen in love with lupines. A special lupin variety bred for human consumption.. ae/acre), 2,4-D + dicamba (1 + 0.5 lbs. Hybrid flower colors include shades of blue, purple, violet, yellow, pink, red, white and bicolors. A perennial version of the popular Blue Lupine, Wild Perennial is known for its rich purple color and lush, hardy blooms. NOTE: People who are allergic to peanuts can also react to eating lupin seed (there are similar compounds in them) - don't feed lupins to anyone with a peanut allergy. Lupine can be controlled with 2,4-D (2 lbs. Lupinus nootkatensis is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.7 m (2ft 4in). Blue-Violet. Stems and ribs usually have short stiff spines. Blue. and can cause severe illness in humans. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Bees. This grows to 2ft - 3ft tall and make spikes of beautiful flowers, followed by large pods full of edible high-protein seeds. It can fix Nitrogen. Root - raw or cooked. Growing to be about 12-36” tall, Lupine is … Blueberry. Growing to be about 12-36” tall, Lupine is … Self-seeding annual. Red Cabbage. ae/acre). Blue-Violet. This blue-flowered perennial, also called Oak Ridge lupine or sky-blue lupine, grows in dry areas throughout the southeastern U.S. Used as a protein-rich vegetable or savoury dish in any of the ways that cooked beans are used, they can also be roasted or ground into a powder. ....from Lupine Ridge by Peggy Simpson Curry. Edible root. Though it makes an attractive ornamental plant, its seeds are poisonous. Blue. Lupine has beautiful whorls of blue-purple flowers with pleasant scent. Combine them with later-blooming flowers (like Shasta Daisy and Rudbeckia) for an extended season of color. Blue Balloon Flower. The bulb may be mistaken for those of the edible camas or quamash (Cammassia spp.) Supposed to be derived from lupus meaning a wolf because of the completely erroneous belief that these plants destroyed the fertility of the soil. Blue Cornflower. Looks like an enormous purple flower. Spreading Lupine (Lupinus diffusus). undulatifolius). Genus name comes from the classical name. Called bluebonnets in Texas where they are the state flower and lupines nearly everywhere else, the Lupinus genus encompasses 600 or more species worldwide. A field of Lupine is an amazing sight, with spiky blooms of saturated indigo-blue that last from late spring to summer. If the seed is bitter this is due to the presence of toxic alkaloids and the seed should be thoroughly leached before being cooked. Fruiting occurs in June and July and senescence begins by August [ … Aunt Bett would know immediately if a plant were edible… Blue Lupine. A field of Lupine is an amazing sight, with spiky blooms of saturated indigo-blue that last from late spring to summer. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Wavyleaf Basket Grass (Oplismenus hirtellus ssp. Red foliage in autumn, 'Peach Sorbet' holds on to violet-colored leaves all winter. Suitable pH: acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils. Nitrogen fixer, may not be edible. The palmate purple-tinged leaves are particularly elegant, radiating out in circles around their leaf stems, holding Spring dew and rain drops in their center. The perennial flower stalks can reach up to 3 feet and are very attractive to native insects, bees, and butterflies. 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