Lupinus Mini Gallery Extra Mixture - untreated Large-leaved Lupine seeds

This unprocessed seed mix of Dwarf Perennial Lupin takes inspiration from the Mini Gallery range of attractive varieties with various and often vibrant colours, like raspberry red. These highly floriferous Lupins are also earlier blooming and offer a long flowering season. Their compactness is a real advantage in the garden, where they will fit well even in small beds. Growing in full sun and tolerating partial shade, they are easy to cultivate in non-chalky soil.

Lupin is a member of the Fabaceae family (formerly Leguminosae), ranked third in terms of species in the plant kingdom. It is also the second most important family for human consumption, just after cereals (Grasses). The Fabaceae family also includes numerous ornamental, herbaceous and woody species, as well as climbing plants (such as Wisteria).
The Lupinus genus alone comprises over 600 species, including Lupinus polyphyllus, or Garden Lupin, native to North America. This species has given rise to numerous horticultural varieties through hybridisation with others, notably the popular Russell Lupin group, recognisable by their tall stature and long flower clusters.
The MINI GALLERY® series is the result of hybridisations of the Garden Lupin, bringing significant advantages. The overall appearance of the plant remains the same, with palmate compound leaves of a slightly glaucous dark green that are particularly decorative. The habit is bushy, as the plant readily branches out and forms a more compact clump, reaching approximately 40 cm in height and width. It has deep roots with nodules characteristic of the Fabaceae family, which house bacteria that enable the plant to fix atmospheric nitrogen (a capacity exploited in agriculture through the sowing of green manure, leguminous plants that provide nitrogen without the use of fertilisers).
The varieties in this mix are especially appreciated for their floriferousness and early blooming, flowering from May to August, provided faded flowers are removed. The 25 to 30 cm tall flower clusters span a wide range of colours, from white to raspberry red, as well as yellow, blue, mauve, or pink. However, this perennial Lupin should be renewed every 3 to 4 years to prevent degeneration.

This compact Lupin mix fascinates with the abundance of its flowers and the multicoloured volume it creates for a large part of the growing season. These lupins are easy to cultivate in non-chalky soil and can be planted along borders, in flower beds, or on moderately dry slopes. Pair them with the Peach-leaved Bellflower (Campanula persicifolia), another easy-to-grow perennial that offers a superb summer flowering in a delicate blue, equally beautiful in the ground or as a cut flower. To create a stunning contrast of shapes and colours by playing with foliage, insert a few clumps of Festuca glauca Elijah Blue in your scene, a compact and truly blue fescue grass. This small grass forms very dense clumps of 30 cm in all directions, composed of remarkably fine steel blue foliage with striking patterns.