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Lupine multifoliate (lat. Lupinus polyphyllus) - the most spectacular species among the plants of the genus Lupine (lat. Lupinus), which is part of the legume family (lat. Fabaceae). In addition, compared to many species that are annual plants, Perennial Lupine is a perennial plant. The brightness of the inflorescences, the delicacy of the foliage, the grace of the stems and peduncles turn Lupine multifoliate into a welcome participant in any flower garden. And its roots, like other legumes, heal poor soils by saturating them with nitrogen.
What's in your name
The Latin genus name "Lupinus" translates to "wolf" because it is based on the Latin word "Lupus" which means "wolf." This has nothing to do with the appearance of the plant, but is based on the initial opinion of people who believed that such a powerful plant devours nutrients from the soil in large quantities, thereby impairing nearby growing plants. The practice of growing Lupins showed that this opinion was erroneous. Lupins do not take away food from their neighbors, but, on the contrary, enrich the soil with nitrogen, increasing its fertility. They do this with the help of nitrogen-fixing bacteria living in root nodules specially prepared by the plant. However, the name remained with this genus of plants.
The specific epithet "polyphyllus" ("multi-leaved") reflects a large number of narrow leaves, forming finger-separated leaves of a plant, reminiscent of elegant skirts made of plant branches, which people from tribes dress up in, who have managed to maintain a way of life that is not subject to the exchange rate of the dollar.
Description
Perennial lupine is a sturdy herbaceous perennial that grows up to 1.5 meters in height.
Finger-divided leaves are formed by long narrow leaves (up to 15 cm long and up to 3 cm wide), the number of which can be from 9 to 17.
The strong peduncle is tightly shrouded in one and a half centimeter flowers of all kinds of colors. Here you can see white, pink, orange, crimson, purple, blue … colors, or even several different shades in one inflorescence. The inflorescences, like bright elegant candles, rise above the openwork foliage.
A brown bean pod completes the plant's growing cycle. The leaves of the pod are covered with woolly matted hairs and serve as protection for the seeds until they ripen. When the seeds are fully ripe, the valves open, exposing the spotted seeds. The number of seeds in one legume pod ranges from 5 to 9 pieces.
Unlike white, yellow and narrow-leaved Lupines, whose seeds are used by humans as food, the seeds of Lupine polifolia are not yet edible. But, as a fodder crop and green fertilizer, this species is grown, for example, in Ukraine and Belarus.
Although they write that varieties of Lupine multifoliate with a low content of toxic alkaloids in the seeds have already been bred. This is of particular importance for regions with relatively short summer periods, in which the seeds of other Lupine species do not have time to ripen.
Growing
Lupine multifoliate grows in the wild in humid places.
Heavy and organic-rich soils are not suitable for him. It is much easier for Lupine multifoliate to grow on light soils, not burdened with a rich content of organic matter, including manure. Such soils provoke rotting of the plant roots, and, consequently, the death of the entire plant.
Lupine multifoliate loves to increase the fertility of the soil itself, and therefore is used by gardeners as a green manure plant.
But, of course, the main use of Lupine multifoliate is to decorate garden plots with its bright large inflorescences and openwork green foliage. Although in many countries with warm climates, Lupine multifoliate is considered an invasive plant that can displace its neighbors.
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