Sowing lupins is very easy and always works. It doesn't matter whether you collect seeds from plants that are already growing in the garden yourself or whether you buy seeds from a specialist garden store. You will soon be able to enjoy the magnificent sea of flowers.

How to sow lupins correctly

  • Sow in spring or early fall
  • Sow in rows or individually
  • Water seeds beforehand
  • Sow lupins directly outdoors

You really can't go wrong when sowing lupins. It works best if you sow the seed directly on the spot in early spring. If you missed the sowing date, you can still sow the perennial lupins at the end of August.

Keep a distance of at least 50 centimeters between the plants, because lupine perennials like to spread out a bit.

Lupins are dark germs. Either plant rows two to three centimeters deep or press the seed just as deep into the soil. Keep the seed sites well moist. Once the plants have reached a height of about 20 centimeters, you only have to water them if the soil is too dry.

Sowing in pots

If you don't know exactly where you want to plant your new lupins, you can also grow them in pots.

Fill the pots with soil that shouldn't be too nutritious. Sow three seeds per pot. Keep the seed well moist, but avoid waterlogging. Keep the pots in a warm, sunny spot until the seed germinates.

Once the plants have emerged, pinch off the two weaker seedlings. After just four weeks you can plant the lupins in the desired location in the garden.

Sow lupins yourself or share perennials?

Lupins cannot only be propagated by sowing. Older perennials can also be divided when the plants have grown too large.

The advantage of sowing lupins is that you are guaranteed to get pure varieties. With a perennial division, this is not always guaranteed.

Grow new lupins from cuttings

You can also get new perennials by propagating cuttings. So-called basal cuttings are cut for this purpose.

These cuttings appear in the middle of the mother plant in spring. They are cut as soon as they reach four inches in height.

The cuttings are then placed in a seed pot with potting soil. There they form roots within six weeks and are then placed in individual pots. They come into the garden in autumn. Be careful not to kink or damage the very long roots when transplanting.

tips and tricks

Lupins tend to self-seed. If you don't want to keep lupins everywhere in the garden, you should cut off the bloomed panicles in good time. Caution: The seeds are poisonous and should be disposed of or stored safely.

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Herbs