"Peter Sutton" wrote in message
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"K" wrote in message
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Peter Sutton writes
I am trying to follow Christopher Lloyds practice of growing some short
lived perennials, such as Lupins, Foxgloves and more, as biennials - in
a
reserve area. He planted Lupins late to stop them flowering in the first
year. The implication is that they weaked the plant. Does anyone have
any
evidence of this. And could you not plant earlier (for bigger plants)
and
just cut the flowering stems off.

Peter Sutton - cold clay in Yorkshire

I'd have thought, on cold clay in Yorkshire, you'd find it difficult to
get lupins to flower the first year whatever you did.

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Kay - cold clay somewhere else in Yorkshire

Perhaps you are right Kay - sow biennials in spring and don't worry


I thought Christopher Lloyd did not like lupins-I remembering him saying
they flower briefly and then don't do much other than attract greenfly:-)
My sister grows lupins(biennial/perennial) from seed very early and gets a
late flush of flowers the same year. They then get composted unless there is
any particular star performer. She seems to avoid the dreaded greenfly
problem by this method.