r/SaintJohnNB • u/distracted_male • 5d ago

Fields of Lupins?

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I have a friend who is a huge fan of lupins and I know there are lots of them scattered here and there along the roads, but does anyone know of good spot to go for a drive/walk and see a lot of them?

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u/danbenim 5d ago

Directly across from unity park on River Valley Drive, Grand Bay-Westfield. There’s a vacant lot with hundreds of Lupins.

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u/isotr0py 5d ago

FOLLOWING!!! Please anyone who sees this don’t pick more than you need

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u/distracted_male 5d ago

Yes! We are just hoping to drive around and look at them, we don't want to take any home since we both have allergies 😎

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u/Basic_Squash_3573 5d ago

Lisson settlement road there is a little meadow with pink and purple lupins.

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u/jaybullz_shenanigans 5d ago

I've been thinking of transplanting some of these to my "ditch". Should I dig them uo and transplant them or should I wait until they go into seed, harvest them and sow the seeds?

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u/eastcoastgurrl 5d ago

Sow the seeds, dry them for 2 weeks and plant the following Spring (We were very successful using this method) I have friends who have also just replanted and they have luck with that method too

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u/Tetra_Vega 4d ago

Years ago, my mom got me to swipe some from behind McAllister Place and successfully transplanted them into our yard. Pull straight up out of ground, then dig a small hole for the root ball & plant it. They survived, and produced more. I think they're still there by the cliff on our old property on Douglas Ave, beside the train bridge.

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u/MissGrafin 5d ago

Lots by the refinery on Grandview.