I love lupines but they don’t love me (or more accurately my soil). I was reminded of my troubles upon reading a recent post by @matt_mattus on his lupines (and success). I became enchanted by this flower during a bike trip on Prince Edward Island, which was carpeted with this plant in every conceivable color.
But unlike PEI, between the slugs and the clay-like consistency of my soil, it is a tough lupine that comes back for another flowering year in my yard. But this year the garden gods have felt pity on me giving me a single survivor that is sprouting lovely blooms. I’ll take it.
