tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post3398922991256078158..comments2024-03-29T08:13:33.516-05:00Comments on Far Side of Fifty: The Lupines In BloomFar Side of Fiftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-5989394321937812192011-06-13T11:16:53.746-05:002011-06-13T11:16:53.746-05:00I love your lupines! Especially the peach one! B...I love your lupines! Especially the peach one! Bet and I are lupine fans. Any plants that I have purchased have not made it to the next season with much success and certainly not the season after that, even though the wild ones around here grow in a variety of conditions. Hoping starting them from seed might change that around.Lannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16018584509455303394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-47773715272409455852011-06-13T08:10:07.026-05:002011-06-13T08:10:07.026-05:00The roadsides of the North Shore have these especi...The roadsides of the North Shore have these especially near Gooseberry Falls area. We didn't always see them as it depended what the spring weather was as to when they bloomed. The colors are so rich and wonderful. I may have to do a pastel painting of some lupines.L. D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/02270923121962761209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-9765055081551451972011-06-12T06:03:43.324-05:002011-06-12T06:03:43.324-05:00They are gorgeous. My favorite is the purple. I ...They are gorgeous. My favorite is the purple. I sometimes think for those of us who live in snow covered climates the flowers are extremely precious because they are so fleeting. Beautiful to see.The Silver Age Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01135538968544231161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-39813019702381538952011-06-11T22:26:11.913-05:002011-06-11T22:26:11.913-05:00Yours are way ahead of mine..but they do grow well...Yours are way ahead of mine..but they do grow well here too...I just started with a few cheap seeds of "wildflowers" they were in and they have self seeded themselves into a HUGE patch now. I think they are really neat. Love the colors of yours.The Retired Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02466803019073952351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-23575707170080664562011-06-11T19:11:34.264-05:002011-06-11T19:11:34.264-05:00They are so pretty. I don't know if we have t...They are so pretty. I don't know if we have them in this area. I will have to ask someone.Lyndahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12404589772713955710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-87225349067633816432011-06-11T16:56:44.917-05:002011-06-11T16:56:44.917-05:00The bluish-purple ones grew wild around our house ...The bluish-purple ones grew wild around our house when I was growing up. <br />We called them pee-pockets. ;)<br /><br />Thanks for sharing with us, Far Side. I never knew they came in more than one color. :)LindaGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12203719919661519350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-68958541871575830742011-06-11T11:57:03.001-05:002011-06-11T11:57:03.001-05:00I love lupines...both the flowers and the leaves. ...I love lupines...both the flowers and the leaves. I heard they could be dangerous for pets, so as long as we had outdoor cats I didn't plant them. Gotta see about getting some now. Yours are fabulous!Nancy/BLissed-Out Grandmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17223278142557533175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-47814930488050642142011-06-11T11:13:28.539-05:002011-06-11T11:13:28.539-05:00Jealous, jealous, jealous of those beautiful lupin...Jealous, jealous, jealous of those beautiful lupines in your garden. <br /><br />They grow all over the hills around here but not where I plant seeds. I'm going to have to suck it up and buy some starts from a nursery I guess.Leeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17655189620056032790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-48023860874247911762011-06-11T10:22:26.705-05:002011-06-11T10:22:26.705-05:00They are all beautiful. I love the purple/pink!
L...They are all beautiful. I love the purple/pink!<br /><br />Linda<br />http://coloradofarmlife.wordpress.com <br />http://deltacountyhistoricalsociety.wordpress.com/Terry and Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11016496778254072639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-70125696063334536262011-06-11T09:43:31.223-05:002011-06-11T09:43:31.223-05:00They are all soo pretty. Im a pink and yellow gal ...They are all soo pretty. Im a pink and yellow gal ! but if it cathces my eye I dont care what color it is ! Have a wonderful day !Country Gal https://www.blogger.com/profile/08693944554850315123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-87980333376994023632011-06-11T09:34:23.263-05:002011-06-11T09:34:23.263-05:00I love all the lupines by the roadside... These on...I love all the lupines by the roadside... These ones are lovely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-61694001630419688032011-06-11T08:35:51.350-05:002011-06-11T08:35:51.350-05:00I like them all, and if you keep cutting them, the...I like them all, and if you keep cutting them, they flower most of the summer. I'm putting them in the bouquets for a long time.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08938874724231860923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-32671207583545193502011-06-11T08:14:20.377-05:002011-06-11T08:14:20.377-05:00I saw lupines blooming on our hike last week, purp...I saw lupines blooming on our hike last week, purple are the ones that grow around here naturally. I LOVE these guys! The pink are my favorites, though.DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-85585714841334908732011-06-11T07:41:06.294-05:002011-06-11T07:41:06.294-05:00They all look healthy and are lovely to look at ev...They all look healthy and are lovely to look at even from way over here in Nebraska.CiCihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615265608675467505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-1414602562474659082011-06-11T07:38:40.329-05:002011-06-11T07:38:40.329-05:00So pretty, think I need some of those in my garden...So pretty, think I need some of those in my garden! I like all of those colors.West Side of Straighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13306258644484219373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-50089971897954363282011-06-11T06:49:49.275-05:002011-06-11T06:49:49.275-05:00Of course, the purple is my favorite. These are s...Of course, the purple is my favorite. These are so beautiful!Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04219479223227928561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-66577051130907999462011-06-11T06:49:24.303-05:002011-06-11T06:49:24.303-05:00They are all pretty but I love the peach!They are all pretty but I love the peach!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com