tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615802895251532423.post8487215263799576602..comments2024-03-27T03:14:31.886-07:00Comments on Native Florida Wildflowers: Sky Blue Lupine - Lupinus diffususHawthorn Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10879920186201900051noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615802895251532423.post-27806561669126473312021-01-23T05:31:40.399-08:002021-01-23T05:31:40.399-08:00You collected a plant from a
NATURE PRESERVE???!!...You collected a plant from a<br /> NATURE PRESERVE???!!! Why do you think it is called a PRESERVE??!! What you did is unethical, may be illegal and probably killed the plant. Thanks a bunch for taking this specimen so others could not enjoy it. FYI, https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/herbarium/collperm/.lindakathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320322338329542608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615802895251532423.post-4392795842567795292015-10-31T12:43:08.546-07:002015-10-31T12:43:08.546-07:00I collected some seed from two individual lupinus ...I collected some seed from two individual lupinus diffusus plants, growing with other typical dry sandy wildflowers along a road in Nassau County, before a utility company came along, mowed, and then sprayed with broadleaf herbicide. The facts presented by you are really comforting, as I now realize these plants would probably have died this winter anyway, and would not have survived transplanting to save them. So now my question is would you like me to mail you some seeds? And do you have any tips for prepping them (abrasion, freezing, stratification) before I scatter some in my sandy scrub soil and wait patiently for something to happen?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615802895251532423.post-52926856432619406292015-03-27T19:18:46.479-07:002015-03-27T19:18:46.479-07:00I have seen several patches of these blue flowers ...I have seen several patches of these blue flowers this spring in the Citrus and Hernando County areas.....always growing in a dry sandy wash area. March 2015Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615802895251532423.post-69982641851084117412015-03-15T08:16:28.186-07:002015-03-15T08:16:28.186-07:00You will never get one to grow that way. Lupines ...You will never get one to grow that way. Lupines hate to be moved and their special root systems won't tolerate even a careful transplant unless you are extremely lucky. And.......... they need to be grown in pure sand - not the sandy soil most folks have in their landscapes. Appreciate lupines for their beauty - unless you have pure scrub sand, you will not be able to grow them and they do not tolerate being in pots - under any circumstances.Hawthorn Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10879920186201900051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615802895251532423.post-48134721560984076292015-03-14T18:11:24.486-07:002015-03-14T18:11:24.486-07:00Dang it! Just this afternoon, I pulled one from th...Dang it! Just this afternoon, I pulled one from the ground, instinctively put it back, then couln't resist myself and brought it home. I was amazed at seeing it grow on a patch of white sand. So, what can i do to increase the chances of survival in a plant pot? This was near USF area, on a nature preserve, and oh, what beauty!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615802895251532423.post-65997053486765349212014-04-30T13:25:14.789-07:002014-04-30T13:25:14.789-07:00Thanks for your info on these wildflowers. I have...Thanks for your info on these wildflowers. I have been seeing them on sandy ridges in north Mobile County, AL and wondered what sort of lupine they were. They are so beautiful!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615802895251532423.post-7229436477645587232014-04-23T17:00:32.836-07:002014-04-23T17:00:32.836-07:00Thank you for th excellent information on this lov...Thank you for th excellent information on this lovely, if finicky plant! I recently moved to central Gulf coast Florida and have found several clumps of these beauties in different spots on and near my property. I am so glad now that I decided to leave them where they were, rather than trying to transplant them! What I will do, instead, is wait for my existing seed pods to ripen, and attempt to start fresh clumps in my garden area in conditions as similar as possible to where the parents currently are blooming. Such lovely plants!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615802895251532423.post-68140799686053462882013-06-15T16:32:31.266-07:002013-06-15T16:32:31.266-07:00I found several clusters that have gone to seed in...I found several clusters that have gone to seed in the field across the street from me. I am in Panama City. They are quite beautiful when they bloom!Cindihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09520862122022663946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615802895251532423.post-36804912724628178632012-01-24T06:34:40.346-08:002012-01-24T06:34:40.346-08:00I would like to try and establish a plot of these....I would like to try and establish a plot of these. I have several spots on 5 acres. If any seed availible please email dtflaaquascape@gmail.com Thanks Dan...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615802895251532423.post-69332462787026439262011-04-30T16:23:44.244-07:002011-04-30T16:23:44.244-07:00If you live in Sanata Rosa, make sure that what yo...If you live in Sanata Rosa, make sure that what you are seeing is L. diffusus and not L. westianus - which is a listed species. I do not have photos of westianus - have not seen it in bloom, but the flowers are pinkish and the plants grow in coastal dunes. Take a look at the photos on the USF site: http://www.florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=1078Hawthorn Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10879920186201900051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615802895251532423.post-2834436801494636162011-04-25T19:38:15.803-07:002011-04-25T19:38:15.803-07:00Finally. I find pictures of what I have been seein...Finally. I find pictures of what I have been seeing for the last several years blooming on the side of the road. As a note, it's April 25th and they're still blooming. I live in NW Florida, Santa Rosa county. <br /> Now I have to get some seeds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615802895251532423.post-32452886614523485182011-04-13T14:15:36.712-07:002011-04-13T14:15:36.712-07:00Thanks for the info. I live in Citronelle florida(...Thanks for the info. I live in Citronelle florida(outside of Crystal River) and have two patches of this beautiful flower in the outskirts of my woods. It took several people to try and figure out what it was. We have lived here 5 years and have never seen it before and this year they just popped up. your site was very informative<br /><br />Jenifer Robinson 727-543-9445Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com