I discovered Flower Friday last year while visiting Lorilin@Bugbugbooks and have been having a blast sharing some flower pictures and information. Please check out Lorilin’s blog if you haven’t already for book reviews and more!
Today’s Flower is:
Lupine
This is a flower from the legume family that blooms tall spiky flowers that taper at the top. The spikes produce multiple sweat pea-like flowers.
They remind me a lot of delphinium, but the flowers are quite different.
They’re so easy to grow and come back year after year. Mine are now in their 4th year. These are hardy to zone 4.
The leaves are very broad and attractive in my opinion. They’re definitely eye-catchers. The flowers come in many colors.
Fun facts:
- Seeds from some species are used for food
- Wild lupine aids butterfly larvae by providing shelter which helps maintain butterfly populations.
Scientific name: Lupinus
Higher classification: Papilionoideae
My peonies will hopefully be blooming here soon. 🙂
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I hope you share them! Would love to see. ❤
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Love the last photo! Such a vibrant purple! So they don’t produce peas or beans even they are part of the family?
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Lol yeah, that was a free image I found online. Liked the bee too. 😊 The seeds they produce look lile a sort of lentil depending on what species you have. Those are what people eat, although I read somewhere that ancient Egyptians might have eaten the flowers too. Interesting!
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I love this, the colours are so vibrant, definitely cheered my up during a friday evening at work 🙂
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Thank you, Kate! ❤
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I love lupines. I used to grow them when i had a flower garden. I might have to plant some this year.
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I hope you do, Carla! I love them too and they’re so easy to care for. 😁 Have a great weekend. ❤
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Lovely! Great post ❤️
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Thank you, Deanna! 💜
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So now I need to plant some lupine! Gorgeous, M! Good to know they are easy. Love this post. ♥️
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They’re so wonderful! Easy to grow from seed too. Thanks and have a great weekend, Jennifer! 😙xoxo
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Great idea about the seeds! Woo hoo! Hope your weekend is great too! Xo
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Love your site, usually visit you online before your newsletter reaches me. Would live to hear your recommendations for Greek cookery books, old ones are good ones, and any other Middle Eastern ones. I would live you to share your special Baklava family recipe with us! All the best from Fiona in Cairo. ________________________________
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I didn’t forget! I need to find your original message. Thanks 🙂
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I love lupines! There’s a great chlidren’s book, Miss Rumphius, about a woman planting lupines.
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I’ll check it out, Lisa. Thanks so much! 🙂 ❤
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Haha… I almost missed the flower in the first pic. Lovely choice once again.
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Thanks! 🙂
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Mother nature is amazing! Just beautiful! I love flower Friday’s. 😁🌸
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Thank you so much! 🙂 ❤
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Absolutely gorgeous! I especially love the purple ones with the cute little bumblebee. ❤
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Thank you! 🙂
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