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Will Lupins survive crown rot?

jayne10bjayne10b Posts: 105
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Last year, my lupins were amazing.  Then I got a huge infestation of aphids and cut them back, and I haven't seen any encouraging signs since.

I have just been tidying the garden, and the crown seemed to come away in my hand.  

Does this mean that they are doomed, or will they rejuvenate from the roots (which didn't come out)?

Obviously, I'll have to look after them better next year if they do!

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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Lupins don't really have 'a crown'. They're not like Peonies, for example. They're like most perennials - they just die back in autumn/winter, and regrow in spring. 
    Do you have a photo?
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • PosyPosy Posts: 3,601
    I think they have had it, I'm afraid. I garden on heavy clay and very few survive winter. When the whole top comes off and is brown and mushy, nothing regrows.
  • aidertech02aidertech02 Posts: 1
    Lupins don't actually have 'a crown'. Dislike Peonies, for instance. They're similar to most perennials - they simply kick the bucket back in harvest time/winter, and regrow in spring.
  • UffUff Posts: 3,199
    Goodness me you have similar ideas to Fairygirl aidertech02. Do they grow in Dubai?
    SW SCOTLAND but born in Derbyshire
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Call me cynical, but I expect there'll be an advert coming somewhere along the line @Uff  ;)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • UffUff Posts: 3,199
    My thoughts exactly after reading the profile Fairygirl
    SW SCOTLAND but born in Derbyshire
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    I didn't even do that @Uff ;)
    Pity they weren't better at copying text too  :D

    @Posy may well be right about the top all being mushy in wet, heavy ground. I stopped growing them decades ago because they're just slug fodder here as soon as they come out of the ground, so not worth having. Mine were in raised beds to counteract the soil, so rotting was less of a problem than the slugs.

    Hopefully, @jayne10b will be able to either post a pic, or see the info Posy has given, and be able to make a comparison.  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    aidertech02 said:
    Lupins don't actually have 'a crown'. Dislike Peonies, for instance. They're similar to most perennials - they simply kick the bucket back in harvest time/winter, and regrow in spring.
    Where you aware that you need to pay for your Laptop/computer repair business that you’ve advertise on here? 
    Theres a link at the bottom of the page. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • AstroAstro Posts: 433
    I think I'd wait and see in spring, usually there'll be some growth pretty early in the season. If it's rotted there'll still be good time to replace with something else.

    If it has been in more than one season I'd fancy its chances more, they get tougher and more resilient with age,  it would also show it was happy in the conditions in prior winters.
  • PosyPosy Posts: 3,601
    I love lupins so I always sow some seeds each year to keep in containers until Spring arrives. My plants just can't cope with the waterlogged soil over winter.
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