After a wonderful show, my best lupin has also wilted and collapsed. The plant seems to be in bad condition although it's in good soil and this is it's third season... It seems to be a bit sticky looking and I was wondering if slugs and snails may have had their wicked way... A nearby lupin seems fine - touch wood.
I have had lupins for the second year after planting and they have been absolutely beautiful in the ground in good soil. These last few days they have drooped from the top on only a few of them, the rest are fine. Strangely enough, my hollyhocks which flowered last week, have also drooped from the head. I have staked the drooping ones so will wait and see what happens. Must admit, the wind and rain might have been responsible but 2 stems were lying on the ground and me thinks the foxes I get in my garden sometimes, may have flattened them. I will keep them and use the seed heads later.
Mine are also drooping and wilting and have only had two flowers. The stalks seem to be diseased also as they have gone black-any further ideas??? They are in a bed not pots
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After a wonderful show, my best lupin has also wilted and collapsed. The plant seems to be in bad condition although it's in good soil and this is it's third season... It seems to be a bit sticky looking and I was wondering if slugs and snails may have had their wicked way... A nearby lupin seems fine - touch wood.
this year one of our Lupins has developed the main flower head, with lots of smaller
flower heads around the main flower head, is this unusual ?
No not really Graham, it's probably that the plant is a few years old and so can develop many stems now
I have had lupins for the second year after planting and they have been absolutely beautiful in the ground in good soil. These last few days they have drooped from the top on only a few of them, the rest are fine. Strangely enough, my hollyhocks which flowered last week, have also drooped from the head. I have staked the drooping ones so will wait and see what happens. Must admit, the wind and rain might have been responsible but 2 stems were lying on the ground and me thinks the foxes I get in my garden sometimes, may have flattened them. I will keep them and use the seed heads later.
Mine are also drooping and wilting and have only had two flowers. The stalks seem to be diseased also as they have gone black-any further ideas??? They are in a bed not pots