Lupinus 'Beefeater' (Westcountry Series)
- Loved by Pollinators
- Good for Cutting
- Loved by Garden Birds
- Scented
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Handpicked from a specialist UK grower
Easy to grow
The brightest and loveliest of red lupins, part of the 'Westcountry' series, whose flower spikes are densely packed and longer-flowering than others
- Loved by Pollinators
- Good for Cutting
- Loved by Garden Birds
- Scented
Product details
- Type
- Perennial
- Position
- Border (Middle)
- Soil
- Broad Tolerance
- Flowers
- June - July
- Height
- 90cm (36in)
- Common name
- Lupin
- Moisture
- Moist but Well-drained
- Aspect
- Full Sun
- Spread
- 60cm (24in)
- Cultivation
- Dig a planting hole in well-drained soil. Sprinkle mycorrhizal fungi (Rootgrow) into the base of the planting hole and water well after planting. Plant and firm in place. Water in well and protect from slugs and snails.
Care Tips
Pick the flower spikes to encourage sideshoots and a longer flowering season. Stake in spring. Watch out for aphids between April and September, rub them off by hand or with a blast of water, badly infested flower spikes can be removed.
Flowering Time
June - July