West Country Towering Inferno Lupine
Lupinus 'Towering Inferno'
Proven Winners
Westcountry Lupines
$29.00
A vivid, gorgeous selection, producing thick spikes of densely packed, bright red and yellow flowers with a long blooming period; a tremendous visual impact massed in the garden, border plantings, or in containers
Features and Growing Tips
Note: Each live plant is unique and may differ from the photo while maintaining its beauty. Plants come in a plastic pot; other items in images are not included.
Landscape Qualities
West Country Towering Inferno Lupine is an herbaceous perennial with a rigidly upright and towering form. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other garden plants with less refined foliage.
Ornamental Qualities
West Country Towering Inferno Lupine features bold spikes of orange pea-like flowers with red overtones rising above the foliage from late spring to early summer | which emerge from distinctive rose flower buds. The flowers are excellent for cutting. Its palmate leaves remain green in color throughout the season.
Planting and Growing
West Country Towering Inferno Lupine will grow to be about 24 inches tall at maturity extending to 3 feet tall with the flowers | with a spread of 24 inches. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant | individual plants should be spaced approximately 18 inches apart. It grows at a fast rate | and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 3 years. As an herbaceous perennial | this plant will usually die back to the crown each winter | and will regrow from the base each spring. Be careful not to disturb the crown in late winter when it may not be readily seen!
This plant does best in full sun to partial shade. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions | but will not tolerate standing water. This plant does not require much in the way of fertilizing once established. It is not particular as to soil pH | but grows best in clay soils. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid | and parts of it are known to be toxic to humans and animals | so care should be exercised in planting it around children and pets.
Plant Facts
Prefers full sun to partial shade
Deer Resistant
Keep moisture level average to moist
Mature Size 24"(3'withtheflowers)Hx24"W
Cutflower Favorite
Flowers are orange
Flowers from late spring to early summer
Attracts bees; butterflies; hummingbirds
Zone 4a
Known to be toxic
Likes well drained soil