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Plant Identification

Posted by Ashley Meredith on September 19, 2012 at 4:01pm in Plants

Hey guys,

One of my clients wanted one of his shrubs cut right to the ground. The shoots coming from the base looked like this.

I took some seeds from the plant before I pruned it and was wondering what it was?

It looks like a Lupine leaf? but im not sure because the plant/shrub didnt look like a Lupine :/. All so its flowers were yellow.

Regards,

Ashley

 

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  • Claire Brown September 19, 2012 at 4:24pm

    that does look like a lupin to me, - maybe it is lupinus arborea, the tree lupin, - which is more a spreading plant than a perennial one

  • Ashley Meredith September 19, 2012 at 4:37pm

    Ahh yes I was just doing some research and have just come across it...Yellow Bush Lupine (Lupinus arborea).

    Thank you for the help, now I can see when to sow the seeds :).

     

    Ashley
     
    Claire Brown said:

    that does look like a lupin to me, - maybe it is lupinus arborea, the tree lupin, - which is more a spreading plant than a perennial one

  • Woodster September 19, 2012 at 7:17pm

    Hi Ashley and Claire

    Can this be used to cover an area which was once covered with bark mulch but is constantly being kicked off by residents. I was looking for something with low maintenance and good coverage without it growing too high as I mainly need above ground coverage.


    Claire Brown said:

    that does look like a lupin to me, - maybe it is lupinus arborea, the tree lupin, - which is more a spreading plant than a perennial one

  • Claire Brown September 19, 2012 at 7:59pm

    I wouldn't use this, - too delicate and often dies back in places (probably why Ashley was asked to cut it back)

    top choices for low maintenance ground cover are

    Eunoymus emerald gaity/ gold, - but not if there are Vine weevil in the area

    Epimedium,

    cotoneaster horizontalis

  • Woodster September 19, 2012 at 8:04pm

    Ok, I'll look into that, thanks Claire

  • Woodster September 19, 2012 at 9:07pm

    yeah that look quite nice, is it mainly a spring/summer plant, is it just green in autumn/winter John

  • Woodster September 19, 2012 at 9:08pm

    Sorry Ashley, I didn't mean to jump on your thread, its just raised a good question I had in my mind

  • Woodster September 19, 2012 at 9:48pm

    Thats perfect for the application I'm thinking of, just a little colour and plenty of coverage, thanks for the link John, I'll read on to find out when to plant and the soil required to get it started although it said its a hardy plant, perfect for the commercial site

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