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NEW LUPIN PLANT FROM A FLOWER!!!!!!!
caroline mast
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There was a very late flowering spike on one of my lupins (in a large pot) and there now seems to be a new plant growing out of it! Anyone else had this happen and know what I could/should do with it?
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Hi Caroline
This happened with some of my foxgloves last autumn - I think it's the damp weather causing the seeds to sprout rather than for them to dry off and fall to the ground as they would in dry weather.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Yes I thought it would be something to do with the warm/damp weather but I am wondering if I should cut it off and plant it in a new pot or just leave it to grow as it is...there are obviously no roots so it would mean taking the old flower off as well with the seed.
Pot it up and let us know what happens - beware of slugs!
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Thought you might like to see a photo....
Constantly on the alert! Slug attracting plants always surrounded by pellets! Don't like using them but no alternative...had to give up growing my much loved lupins in the ground as they were simply slug food even with pellets! I use the most ecologically friendly pellets available but still not ideal of course.
Havn't decided what to do with the new plant as yet, will probably try and grow it on in the greenhouse...all outside pot plants about to go into the greenhouse for the winter as the weather is supposed to be getting colder.
Oh right - that isn't what I thought you were talking about. That looks like a form of fasciation - aberrant growth caused by damage to the growing point of the plant. It's not grown from seed, it's part of the original plant and won't grow if you cut it off.
https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=525
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Well that's very interesting indeed...have googled fasciation and nowhere are lupins mentioned for this occurence so this must be quite rare! Am now tempted to leave it and see what happens but of course don't want to lose the plant...it may just die off of course with the rest of the foliage over winter so no harm will hopefully be done.
Glad I posted the photo! Thanks for help and info.
I think it's an effect of unknown damage early in the growing season. This year I found it on 2 foxgloves and some rosebay willowherb.
The chances of it happening on the same plant in a second year are low.
I would cut it back. It's a waste of energy for the roots to be supporting that lot
In the sticks near Peterborough
Oh Caroline! Your photo deserves to be on this thread from earlier this year -
http://www.gardenersworld.com/forum/talkback/fascinated-by-fasciation/388011.html
I'd forgotten that thread Bamboogie
Add yours Caroline and I'll see if I can find my foxgloves
In the sticks near Peterborough
Thanks nutcutlet...valid point re plant energy, just curious to see what would happen if I left it!
Have looked at older relevant thread Bamboogie and will post photo there asap....I'm so chuffed to have had answers and info so quickly, thanks everyone!