Lupine Russell Flower. Categorized as a perennial flowering plant Lupine Russell. 31032008 Lupine is the State Flower of Texas and some of the prairie varieties can be poisonous to livestock.
13012020 Russell hybrid lupines L. Lupine Russell Mix Lupinus polyphyllus. This variety is a type of hybrid that has a dramatic aspect.
They are in the pea family Leguminosae or Fabaceae and include both annual and short-lived perennial varieties.
Magnificent at the back of the border and for cutting or naturalizing. Unlike many perennials lupine aids soil fertility by fixing nitrogen from the air in soil form that is beneficial for other plants in the garden bed. 18082016 The russell lupins will flower in the spring with the tall bearded iris and set seed in the summer. Direct sow then thin to 20 apart when plants reach 1 tall.