Lupin Mix is a vibrant and long-lasting perennial flower blend, perfect for adding colour and ecological benefit to your garden. These striking blooms appear in tall spires and come in a range of hues from rich blues to soft pinks. As nitrogen-fixers, lupins help improve soil quality while also supporting bees, butterflies, and other pollinators. Once established, they require little care, tolerating drought and naturalising easily through self-seeding. A lovely option for cut flower arrangements and low-maintenance pollinator gardens.

Where Can You Grow Lupin Mix?
Ideal for Zones 3–9, lupins prefer full sun to partial shade and grow best in well-drained soil. They thrive in wildflower meadows, borders, and along paths, especially where soil could benefit from enrichment.

History and Historical Uses
Lupins have long been grown for both their ornamental beauty and soil-enhancing properties. The Russell strain, featured in this mix, was bred in the early 20th century in the UK to improve flower size and colour diversity. While some lupin species have been used historically for animal fodder or edible seeds, this mix is strictly ornamental and not for consumption.

Canadian Zone Information
Zones 8-9: Direct sow in early spring or late autumn for blooms the following year.
Zones 5-7: Sow seeds outdoors in spring or start indoors and transplant after last frost.
Zones 3-4: Start seeds indoors in early spring and transplant after frost risk has passed.

How to Grow and Harvest Lupin Mix

Planting: Sow seeds 6mm (¼in) deep, spaced 30cm (12in) apart in full sun.
Watering: Keep soil moist during germination; once established, water deeply but infrequently.
Maintenance: Deadhead spent blooms to extend flowering and encourage reseeding.
Cut Flowers: Harvest when the bottom third of flowers are open for longest vase life.

Seed Saving Tips for Future Supply

Allow Pods to Form: Let some flower stalks go to seed after blooming.
Collect Pods: Harvest when seed pods turn brown and begin to split.
Dry and Clean: Remove seeds from pods and dry fully in a cool, dark place.
Store: Keep in airtight containers; viable for 3–5 years with proper storage.

Certified Organic By
Islands Organics Producers Association (Cert#1962)