Lupinus Westcountry ‘Red Rum’
Lupinus Westcountry 'Red Rum' is a subtle tricolour with red wings and rose banners with a flush of white.
The Westcountry lupines from England are the most beautiful in the world with incredible colours, including bicolours, tons of flowers, and great vigour. Lupinus ‘Red Rum’ is a subtle tricolour with red wings and rose banners with a flush of white. Pollinator attractor. Lupins go semi-dormant after blooming. Plant them behind something that is one foot tall and cut back six inches after flowering to encourage new growth and reblooming. Note for mail order customers: Our main shipping season usually coincides with lupin bloom. Your lupin may bloom soon after arrival and then go dormant or arrive already blooming or bloomed and trimmed back. It is not dying or dead. It’s just going dormant. Plant it in the garden. It will reflush later in the season and may rebloom in late summer. Then it will bloom as per usually in spring of the following year.
Common Name: Lupin
Family: Fabaceae (The Legume Family)
Zone Hardiness: 3-9
Light: Full Sun, Part Sun
Height: 2-4'
Width: 12-24"
Primary Bloom Colour: Red
Secondary Bloom Colour: Pink
Bloom Time: Early Summer
Foliage Colour: Green
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Soil Moisture: Average
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits: Bees, Butterflies
Deer Resistant: Yes
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Dry, hilly grassland, open woodland, on coastal sands and cliffs and on riverbanks.
Award:
Geographical Origin: North America, Garden Origin
