i wouldnt divide a plant less than three years old or until the vigour of
the plant is declining or got alot dead wood in the middle.i would also cut
the flower stalks only & maybe get a second flush.then in autumn when you
can no longer stand the site of it cut it back to ground.
keith
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My lupins are finished for this year..each has done well and in the
past
I
have left the plants alone until the Spring.

Now I am told that I should cut them back to about 4 inches. They
would
certainly look tidier

Advice Please
Douglas


I can't answer your query Douglas, but I hope someone else can cos I
would
quite like the answer to this one myself!

Jane.

Douglas-I cut the flowering stalk back to ground level after they have
flowered once. They can then flower a second time within the same season.
I
would cut them back again after the 2nd flush. Keep the seeds if you wish.
I
found mine multiplied very quickly so you can also lift and divide them if
you
want to spread them about a bit! the ones I moved this year though haven't
flowered so I think they take a year to settle in.(Someone else might know
more on this) The main palnt that I left in situ did flower. Lesley