Perennial Lupins.
A Garden Comer.
'T'HIS is a rather loose, term to 1 denote a race of most serviceable herbaceous plants that have been immensely improved of recent years. Their proper name is L. polyphyllus, meaning manv leaves. As originally introduced from North America there was only the common. blue, but the advent of a pink flower called Moerheimi some twenty years ago started hybridisers off on a quest for improvement all round. They are now fast reaching perfection, having increased the size and colour range until to-day wonderful tones in pinks, lavender and blues are obtainable in good quality seed. Those with a penchant for these handsome border plants might do worse than inspect some of the high-grade collections about town. I saw a bed that pleased me mightily a week ago at the Vicarage, New Brighton, and Mrs Curnow is entitled to be proud of her display, seeing that they are not growing in heavy garden soil such as some town growers have at their disposal. T. D. LENNIE.
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Star (Christchurch), Volume LXIV, Issue 936, 5 December 1933, Page 9
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171Perennial Lupins. Star (Christchurch), Volume LXIV, Issue 936, 5 December 1933, Page 9
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