Lupin ‘Magic Lantern’ Plant – 5Ltr Pot

Lupin ‘Magic Lantern’ – Lupin Plant – 5Ltr Pot

Bold and vibrant, Lupin ‘Magic Lantern’ is a striking lupin plant that produces tall spires of rich purple flowers throughout early summer. Perfect for cottage gardens, wildlife-friendly borders, and urban planting schemes, this hardy perennial adds dramatic vertical interest and long-lasting seasonal colour to the garden.

Key Features

• Stunning purple flower spikes create bold vertical structure

• Ideal for beds, borders, cottage gardens, and urban gardens

• Attractive to garden wildlife including bees and pollinators

• Excellent as a cut flower for indoor floral displays

• Easy-care perennial with reliable summer performance

• Fully hardy and suitable for a wide range of UK garden conditions

Product Description

Lupin ‘Magic Lantern’ is a colourful and architectural perennial that brings height, texture, and vibrant summer interest to garden planting schemes. Its upright flower spires emerge in early summer, carrying rich purple blooms above attractive mounds of deciduous palmate foliage. The dramatic flower structure makes this variety an excellent focal point within mixed borders and cottage-style gardens.

Flowering from June to July, this hardy lupin combines beautifully with other classic summer perennials such as delphiniums, foxgloves, and hardy geraniums. Its strong vertical form helps create depth and layering in borders, while the nectar-rich flowers provide valuable interest for pollinating insects.

Lupin ‘Magic Lantern’ thrives in a sheltered sunny or partially shaded position with well-drained soil. Adaptable to a variety of soil types including loam, sandy, neutral, and slightly acidic conditions, it is an easy-to-grow perennial that rewards gardeners with reliable seasonal colour and elegant structure year after year.

Specifications

• Botanical name: Lupin ‘Magic Lantern’

• Common name: Lupin

• Pot size: 5Ltr Pot

• Plant type: Herbaceous perennial

• Flower colour: Purple

• Foliage: Deciduous

• Mature height: Approx. 75cm

• Mature spread: Approx. 60cm

• Flowering period: June to July

• Position: Sheltered position

• Light levels: Full sun to partial shade

• Soil type: Any well-drained soil including loam, sandy, neutral, and acidic soils

• Hardiness: Fully hardy

• Suitable for: Beds, borders, cottage gardens, urban gardens, and wildlife gardens

• Special features: Attracts wildlife, easy care, suitable for cut flowers

• RHS Garden Merit Award: No

• RHS Plants for Pollinators: No

• Pet warning: Toxic if eaten

• Human warning: Harmful if eaten

• Returns policy: 30 Day Returns

Care Tips

• Plant in a sheltered sunny or partially shaded position for best flowering

• Ensure soil remains well-drained, especially during winter months

• Water regularly during dry periods while plants establish

• Deadhead spent flower spikes to encourage prolonged flowering

• Apply mulch in spring to retain moisture and suppress weeds

• Support taller flower stems in exposed garden positions if needed

• Cut back faded foliage after flowering to maintain a tidy appearance

Add vibrant colour, elegant height, and pollinator-friendly appeal to your garden with Lupin ‘Magic Lantern’ — an excellent choice for cottage-style planting, mixed borders, and striking summer displays.

The plant’s growth rate and size will vary depending on planting position & conditions. Bloom, foliage and interest may vary from photo upon delivery, dependant on season.

Delivery Note: Please note that unfortunately we are currently unable to deliver plants to Northern Ireland.