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Gardening

Botany

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8. R you close to Oak Openings/Kitty Todd?

Reply to WestMichRad (Reply #6)

Fri Jun 14, 2024, 09:35 AM

Jun 2024

The ones I planted are not near as strong as the native blue ones in N.W. Ohio.
Russel’s Hybrid Lupines suck. Pretty but not very hardy.

Btw if the pods are ripe store them in paper bags … the seed explodes from the pods …..
and plant them now in a nice peat/compost/sand mix. No deeper than 1/4 to 1/2 an
inch deep.

Btw. I had a Karner’s Blue land on my shoulder a few weeks ago.

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I planted lupines today [View all] Botany Jun 2024 OP

Lovely! And, a beautiful combination of colors!! Quakerfriend Jun 2024 #1

Your lupines or your lives! SarahD Jun 2024 #2

Poisonous to cows. So keep your cows out of applegrove Jun 2024 #3

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Sorry, couldn't resist . . . . no_hypocrisy Jun 2024 #4

Never seen that one before, hilarious 😂. Emile Jun 2024 #11

Username checks out! N/t FSogol Jun 2024 #5

I collected seed of native lupine today WestMichRad Jun 2024 #6

R you close to Oak Openings/Kitty Todd? Botany Jun 2024 #8

I had to look up those places WestMichRad Jun 2024 #9

Kitty Todd is a must see Botany Jun 2024 #10