I’ve written about escapees in this blog before, but a recent hitch hiking lupine deserves a post of its own. Back in 2023 when a wonderful group of volunteers dug up and hauled dirt from the Grantham Transfer Station to the post office with the sole goal of providing a 42 foot flower bed for daffodils, they didn’t realize that a tiny precious lupine seed was hidden in the dirt. The following spring, the garden club folks noticed a sweet little baby lupine among the daffodils and hoped it would thrive. To our delight, the grown up lupine blossomed this month and and is perfect. It may have crashed the party, but it is a very welcome guest.
When I read up on lupines, I learned that they love full sun and well drained, sandy soil. Not surprisingly, that describes the post office plot perfectly. Lupines are difficult to divide because they have a long taproot and don’t like to be uprooted. The taproot brings up nitrogen that improves the soil so is a wonderful neighbor for the daffodils. A potential bonus is that lupines often re-seed and this lupine could multiply over the years. Picture a row of lupines showing up there every May to the delight of the folks who gather to chat outside the Grantham Post Office.
There are a couple of related posts that you might like to read:
9/11/20 Escapees by Terri Munson
6/19/22 A Day Journey to the Land of Lupines by Mark Kendall
10/18/23 Post Office Project by Terri Munson
When I read up on lupines, I learned that they love full sun and well drained, sandy soil. Not surprisingly, that describes the post office plot perfectly. Lupines are difficult to divide because they have a long taproot and don’t like to be uprooted. The taproot brings up nitrogen that improves the soil so is a wonderful neighbor for the daffodils. A potential bonus is that lupines often re-seed and this lupine could multiply over the years. Picture a row of lupines showing up there every May to the delight of the folks who gather to chat outside the Grantham Post Office.
There are a couple of related posts that you might like to read:
9/11/20 Escapees by Terri Munson
6/19/22 A Day Journey to the Land of Lupines by Mark Kendall
10/18/23 Post Office Project by Terri Munson
