Description
Botanical Interests' Lupine Pixie Delight Seeds offer a compact version of the popular lupine, perfect for smaller spaces like containers, rock gardens, and small garden beds. Reaching only 12″–18″ tall, this variety produces loose 8″ spikes of delicate, colorful flowers in shades of pink, blue, purple, and white, with some bicolored blooms adding extra charm. Pixie Delight is ideal for those seeking vibrant summer color in gardens with poor, dry soil. This pollinator-friendly plant also resists deer, making it a great addition to various garden designs.
Botanical Name: Lupinus mexicanus
Family: Fabaceae
Native: Mexico
Hardiness: Annual
Plant Dimensions: 12″–18″ tall
Variety Information: Multiple ½” flowers on spikes. Includes white, pink, blue, purple, and bicolors often with purple-dotted white or yellow markings. Flowers have a delicate scent.
Exposure: Full sun to part shade
Bloom Period: Spring to summer
Attributes: Attracts Pollinators, Deer Resistant, Good for Containers
When to Sow Outside: RECOMMENDED. Sow in late fall or early winter for blooms the following spring. May also be sown 4 to 6 weeks before your average last frost date, but will flower later.
When to Start Inside: Not recommended.
Days to Emerge: 15–35 days
Seed Depth: 1/8″
Seed Spacing: A group of 3 seeds every 10″
Thinning: When 1' tall, thin to 1 every 10″
70 seeds.