Lupinus arboreus 'Alba'
Tree Lupin White
Lupinus arboreus is an evergreen shrub with green to grey-green palmate leaves, each having 5-12 leaflets 2–6 centimetres (0.79–2.36 in) long, which are sometimes sparsely covered with fine silky hairs.The flowers are 25-30 cm. (10-12") spires of fragrant creamy-yellow or purple pea-like flowers in Spring. Frost hardy to -10 deg.C. 'Alba' bears white spires of pea-like flowers in mid-summer.
Contributed by @reedie-cottsge
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Full sun to partial shade
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Very little water
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Free draining
Common name
Tree Lupin White
Latin name
Lupinus arboreus 'Alba'
type
Evergreen Shrub
family
Fabaceae
ph
5.0 - 7.6 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Soil
Free draining
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Water
Very little water
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
1.50 M
1.80 M
Lupinus arboreus 'Alba'
Lupinus arboreus is an evergreen shrub with green to grey-green palmate leaves, each having 5-12 leaflets 2–6 centimetres (0.79–2.36 in) long, which are sometimes sparsely covered with fine silky hairs.The flowers are 25-30 cm. (10-12") spires of fragrant creamy-yellow or purple pea-like flowers in Spring. Frost hardy to -10 deg.C. 'Alba' bears white spires of pea-like flowers in mid-summer.
Flowering Season
From Late Spring TO Late Summer
Lupins flowers come in many different striking colours as well as pastel shades.
Planting Outdoors Spring
From Mid Spring TO Late Spring
Plant out container grown plants in boarders in full sun when risk of frost is passed.
Propagation by seed Spring
From Mid Spring TO Late Spring
Sow seed into flowering position in spring, however lupins grown from seed will not be true to type.
Propagation by seed
From Early Autumn TO Mid Autumn
Sow seed in trays to be planted out in autumn, however lupins grown from seed will not be true to type.
Propagation by cuttings
From Early Spring TO Early Summer
Take soft wood cuttings in spring to early summer. Cleanly cut up to a 10 cm long stems, remove lower leaves and pinch the tip out, dip the stem into rooting hormone, fill a container/pot with suitable compost, make holes around the edge of it and plant the cuttings, water in well, cover with a polythene bag and place somewhere warm, lake the bag off twice a week to air the cuttings. Keep the cuttings moist until well rooted. Harden off when well rooted and pot on into individual pots increasing the airing to let the leaves to develop. Remove rotten, dying or dead cuttings regularly.
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