With their magnificent butterfly flowers in cylindrical umbels, lupins are visual highlights in every garden. Depending on the species and variety, they bloom in different colors. You can find out what these are and why lupins sometimes change their colors in our article.
What colors do lupins bloom in and why do they change?
Lupins bloom in different colors such as blue, purple, crimson, pink, red, yellow, orange and white, depending on the species and variety. Color changes can occur due to changing soil pH or hybrid cultivars reverting to the wild form.
What colors do lupins bloom in?
The colors in which lupins bloom depend on the species and variety. There are blue, purple and purple, pink and red, yellow and orange and also white variants. In addition, lupins are available that delight withtwo-colored inflorescences - for example in elegant white with glowing yellow hearts.
Why do lupins change colors?
Lupins usually change colors for one of the following two reasons:
- Slight color changes, such as a slightly different shade, may be caused by achanged soil pH value.
- Apart from the purple variants, the lupins that bloom in particularly intense colors are usuallyhybrid cultivars When propagated from seedlings, the latter tend to return to the blue-purple color of their wild form. On the way there, you may initially notice some very pale discoloration.
What colors are the leaves of lupins?
The palmate leaves of lupins are coloredgreen to gray-green. The soft foliage is often densely covered withsilver-colored hairs.
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Examples of popular lupine varieties in different colors
The three types of lupine grown in Central Europe and their colors at a glance:- Lupinus albus (white flowers)- Lupinus angustifolius (blue flowers)- Lupinus luteus (yellow flowers)And here are some attractive varieties of the popular American ones for inspiration Species Lupinus polyphyllus (multi-leaved lupine):- 'Castellan' (blue flowers with white flag)- 'Schlosfrau' (pink flowers with white flag)- 'Edelknabe' (purple flowers)- 'Chandelier' (yellow flowers)- 'Fräulein' (creamy white flowers)
