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Mini Gallery™ Yellow Lupine: Butter Yellow Spikes Opposite Purple
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Mini Gallery™ Yellow lupine offers solid butter-yellow spikes on a compact, early-blooming plant. The closed buds at the tip have a faint green cast, and the open florets are a soft, sunny yellow that mixes easily with blues and purples.
Yellow and purple sit opposite each other on the color wheel, so this little lupine makes lavender look more purple simply by standing nearby.
Mini Gallery Yellow at a glance
| Trait | What to expect |
|---|---|
| Botanical name | Lupinus polyphyllus Mini Gallery™ Yellow |
| Flowers | Solid butter yellow, greener in the bud |
| Foliage | Green palmate leaves |
| Size | 14 to 16 inches tall, 7 to 9 inches wide |
| Bloom | Early summer |
| Hardiness | USDA zones 4 to 8 |
| Light | Full sun to light afternoon shade |
| Wildlife | Bees, butterflies and hummingbirds |
Complementary color, compact size
Soft yellow is one of the most flattering partners for lavender. It is bright enough to lift the planting without the heat of orange or red. Plant Mini Gallery Yellow at the front of a bed of deep purple English lavender, or mix it with the blue lupines in the same series for a yellow-and-blue opening act that hands off to purple a few weeks later.
At under a foot wide, it tucks into small beds and along walks where tall lupines would flop over the path. Keep it in the same sun and drainage your lavender gets. Try combinations in the Companion Plant Planner.
Planting and care
- Site: full sun, with light afternoon shade welcome in hot summers.
- Soil: average, well drained and slightly acidic. Lupines dislike heavy clay and standing water.
- Planting: set plugs at their growing depth. The long taproot resents being moved, so choose the final spot from the start.
- Water: regular watering while plants establish, then during dry spells.
- Deadheading: cut spent spikes before seed forms to keep the clump tidy.
Lupines prefer cool nights. Great Lakes springs suit them, though a long, steamy summer can leave the foliage looking tired by August.
In the vase
The yellow spikes hold up well in a vase. Cut them in the cool of the morning, when the lowest florets are open, and pair them with early lavender, white daisies or blue lupines for a bright country bouquet. Map out a cutting row in the Cut Flower Planner.
The plug tray format
Mini Gallery Yellow is offered as a full 72-cell plug tray, sized for growers, cutting gardens and mass plantings. See the product page for current availability, or the Wholesale Hub for tray orders.
Frequently asked questions
Is this the same plant as the yellow wild lupine?
No. Mini Gallery Yellow is a compact garden lupine bred for short, dense spikes and early bloom, not a wild species.
Are lupines safe to plant around pets?
Lupine seeds and plant parts can be toxic if eaten. Plant them where pets and small children will not graze on them, and deadheading removes the seed pods.
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