Sundial lupin is also known as annual lupin it's an easy to grow and maintain, strong annual with straight flowers. The flowers are little and light-blue till purple. It flowers from may till august if You sow in the early spring. This attractive flower is very well suited for any garden big or small. Can also be sown in large pots or containers. Annual Lupine is very attractive to bees and butterflies. It's also a very strong cutflower. Annual. Height: 80 cm.
Indoor sowing: february - march
Outdoor sowing: end of may - july
Germination: 14 - 21 days
Sowing depth: ½ - 1 cm
Germination temp.: 18 - 21°C
Plant distance: 30 cm
Sowing distance in rows: 20 cm
Plant position: sunny with some shade
Days till flowering: 60 - 90 of 320
Sow indoors in trays or individual pots with some potting soil from february till march. Sow shallow and press in the seeds gently. Cover the tray with a lid and the pots with some clingfilm. Keep moist. Keep the temperature as even as possible. Don't let the temperature drop during the night.
Remove the lid or the clingfilm when the seedlings emerge. Harden the seedlings of for 10 - 14 days by putting them outdoors during the day from the beginning of may. Transplant outdoors to a sunny plot with some shade after mid may, when there's no longer any danger of nightfrosts.
Sow outdoors on a well prepared seedbed from end of may till july. Sow shallow and rake in the seeds gently. Keep moist and weedfree. Thin the seedlings to 30 cm apart, when they're large enough to handle. Lupin can be sensitive to mildew. This plant is attractive to bees and butterflies. Lupin is poisonous.
