Lupinus 'Noble Maiden'
(Lupin 'Noble Maiden')
Family - Papilionaceae
Category - Perennial, biennial
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer
Hardiness - H5
Height - up to 90cm
Width - 70cm or more
Location - The White Garden
Description: A clump-forming herbaceous Perennial with an upright, bushy habit. Attractive mid-green leaves are palmate with finger-like, oblanceolate leaflets. Scented, pea-like flowers are creamy-white and held in dense, conical Racemes. The Blooms first open at the base of the Raceme, then gradually upwards. The flowers are produced from late spring through early summer. Though technically a Perennial, this plant is often grown as a Biennial.
Lupinus 'Noble Maiden' is part of the 'Band of Nobles' series of Lupins.
Flower:
Scented, pea-like flowers are creamy-white. The abundant blooms are held in dense, upright, conical racemes that open from the base upwards. The blooms are produced in May and June and are followed by velvety green seed pods.
Flower colour: White
Flower shape: Pea-like flowers in racemes
Flowering time: May, June
Foliage:
Attractive, mid-green leaves are palmate in shape and have narrow, oblanceolate leaflets. The leaves are held at the base of the plant.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Palmate with oblanceolate leaflets
Poison Information:
All parts of this plant will cause severe discomfort if ingested.
Propagation:
Basal cuttings, division, seed.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun in fertile, moisture retentive soil that is well drained. Lupinus 'Noble Maiden' prefers a soil with a neutral to acidic pH.