Lupine - annual or perennial plant. There are such varieties of it - grassy, semi-shrubs and shrubs. Homeland lupins is America and the Mediterranean. The root system of these colors is pivotal, the main root can be up to two meters long. It blossoms in an inflorescence in the form of a top brush from a placer of zygomorphic flowers of different colors. The flowers in the inflorescence are arranged alternately, whorled or semi-cloudy. Biologists have more than two hundred species of lupine growing in different parts of the planet. Consider the most popular ones.
Arctic lupine
Arctic lupine - a plant up to 40 cm high, grows in the wild in Alaska. The leaves of the Arctic lupine are palmate, blooming until mid-summer with flowers of various shades of blue - from blue to deep, deep blue. Petals are fleecy, cup-shaped.
Important! Perennial lupine in the fifth year of life must be removed, because such plants bloom worse, and the bush loses its decorativeness and pomp.
White lupine
White lupine is a plant up to 1.5 m tall, the stem is straight, on the top it branches. The flowers are usually white, less common are plants with flowers of light shades of pink or blue. The arrangement of flowers in the inflorescence is spiral. Finger-like leaves have a smooth upper side, the lower part is densely pubescent, the presence of villi gives the appearance of a silvery rim on the leaf. Growing white lupine does not endow the gardener with the scent, because the flowers of this plant species do not smell.
The most popular varieties of white lupine:
- Degas - height of a plant of this variety is 0.8-0.9 m. Degas is a technological variety, resistant to shedding of seeds and some diseases, seeds of white color. Seed bean grows on the main stem and some lateral branches, a ripening, high-yielding variety of lupine.
- Desnyansky - height reaches 0.9-1.2 m, mid-season variety, resistant to fusarium. Desnyanskiy variety is characterized by the presence of white flowers.
- Gamma - plant height 0.6-0.8 m, blue flowers, white seeds. Gamma is an early maturing variety that does not accept excessive soil moisture.
Tree lupine
LYupin treelike - a perennial plant, the height of the bush which can reach 2 meters, width - up to 1 m. Stem is straight branching, leaves of gray-green color, consisting of five oval pointed blades. The flowers of the tree lupine are white, purple or yellow.
Lupine yellow
Lupine yellow - is an annual thermophilic plant up to 1 m high. Stem pubescent, a few leaves attached to it with long petioles. Leaves consist of 5-9 segments. Yellow flowers form whorled racemes inflorescence, the aroma of which resembles the smell of resedy. The shape of the seeds is slightly compressed in the lateral parts.
Dwarf Lupine
LYuping dwarf is a dense bush with a height of 20-50 cm. Leaves are a gray-green shade, florets of rich blue color with yellow splashes. It can bloom almost all summer, by the fall the fruits ripen in the form of beans, which contain seeds. Since April, seeds of dwarf lupine can be sown in open ground, they are distinguished by good germination, and the plant is not demanding for subsequent care.
Did you know? The name of the lupins according to the literal translation from Latin comes from the word "wolf".
Lupine changeable
This species of lupine is a shrub 0.7-1 m tall. Lupine changeable is an annual plant, since the frosty winters are destructive for him. At the end of spring, seeds are sown in open ground, from June the lupine begins to bloom with inflorescences of light yellow color, while the top petal of the flower is blue, in the process of maturation this petal changes color to red. The flowering period lasts about 60 days.
Decorated lupine
Decorated lupine - an annual plant up to 0.8 m high, has a faceted powerful straight stalk with delicate leaves, in which the lower part is pubescent with silvery pressed villi. The leaves consist of 7-9 segments, have long petioles. The inflorescences may be whorled and semi-cloudy, the Corolla is a flower of white, blue or purple color, the sail is hairy yellow in color. Blooming decorated lupine looks very impressive and decorative.
Important! If lupine is damaged by rust or powdery mildew, it is necessary to promptly remove the damaged parts of the plant, this will give the opportunity to grow with new healthy shoots.
Narrow-leaved lupine
The narrow-leaved Lupine is a herbaceous plant about 0.8-1.5 m tall. Stem erect, slightly pubescent. The leaves are palmate with pubescent lower part. Flowers of narrow-leaved lupine are odorless, there are flowers of various colors - pink, white, purple. Since the old purple color was considered a kind of blue, the second name of this type of plant - lupine blue.
Lupine
Lupine many-leaved - is a plant 0.8-1.5 m tall. Straight thick stem smooth, covered with palmate leaves with pubescent underside. The bright blue flowers are gathered in a 30 cm long apical brush inflorescence. The flowering period at the beginning of summer lasts about 23 days, if the gardener provides further care for lupine and removes faded inflorescences, it is possible to re-bloom closer to autumn. Multiple Leaf - The most common species of lupine in our area, which has many breeding varieties.
Did you know? It is believed that some lupins appeared in the era of the Cretaceous period.
Silver lupine
Silver lupine is a shrub of several stems 20-60 cm tall, leaves are palmate, the underside of which is covered with a layer of villi. The leaf consists of 6-9 segments, can reach a length of 15 cm. The inflorescence is formed by flowers with a rich blue tint, which are closer to the top have a white color with a red center of the petals. Silver lupins are perennial plant species.
