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Lupinus 'Russell Hybrid' |
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Russell Hybrid
Lupine |
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Hybrid Origin |
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Erect plant |
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3-4 feet |
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Flowers showy, in
terminal racemes, 1-2 feet long, flowers papilionaceous
(butterfly-like) and about ¼ inch long. |
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Early summer. |
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Leaves
long-stalked, petioles 6-12 inches, palmately compound, 9-16 leaflets, lanceolate to
oblanceolate, 2-5 inches long, acute, glabrous above
and sparsely pubescent below. |
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- 'My Castle' - Brick red flowers, 2-3 feet tall.
- 'Noble Maiden' - Ivory-white flowers, 2-3 feet tall.
- 'The Governor' - Marine blue and white flowers,
2-3 feet tall.
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 George Russell of
York,
England, a railroad crossing guard and
home gardener, developed the Russell Hybrid by
improving on the common blue and white lupine.
He began a breeding project at age 60 and by the
time he was 75, his seedlings were renowned.
Russell kept no records, consequently, the exact
parentage of this group is unknown. Russell
Hybrid is by far the showiest and most popular
of the many types of lupines. It is 3-4 feet tall with pea-like flowers of every color
imaginable.
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