I'm growing lupines, so i'm going to put them in cups for the time being, bu I just can't seen to figure out where to put them! I don't have a light to keep them warm, so where in the heck should I leave them?!?!?!?
2007-03-12 16:26:53 · 4 answers · asked by Mylo 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
put them in a sunny window sill ! or rig a light up and put it next to them!
2007-03-12 17:54:20 · answer #1 · answered by cyndi b 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lupine
A cool-season legume with an upright stem, leaves divided into several digitate leaflets, and terminal racemes of pea-shaped blossoms. Three species, yellow, blue, and white, each named for the color of its blossoms, are cultivated as field crops; several hybrids are grown as ornamentals; and many species occur as wild plants. The yellow crop varieties are usually the earliest and smallest, the whites latest and largest. Field crop lupines have been grown in Europe since early Roman times as a soil-improving crop. The older varieties could not be used as forage since the plants contained a bitter, water-soluble, toxic alkaloid. However, since 1912, plant breeders have developed “sweet” varieties with only traces of alkaloid. The ornamental lupines are perennials unsuited to areas with hot summers.
Lupines do not need to be kept very warm as they are more suited to the cool climates of Europe.
2007-03-12 16:41:31 · answer #2 · answered by khorat k 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
they dont need to be kept too warm, but they do need bright light or they will grow tall and spindly. If its above freezing during the day, then put them outside in part shade. If it freezes at night, then bring them inside. you could buy a flourescent lamp, keep them under the light for 16 hours and in the dark for 8.
2007-03-12 18:58:59 · answer #3 · answered by mickey 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
whats a lupine?
2007-03-12 16:36:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋