{"product_id":"hv-wild-lupine","title":"Wild Lupine - PollinateHV Local Ecotype","description":"\u003cp\u003eWild Lupine is a true ecological icon, instantly recognizable by its dense spires of deep blue and purple flowers that grace the landscape in late spring and early summer. Its beautiful, palm-shaped foliage provides a lovely textural contrast to its elegant blooms. This native perennial is famous as the exclusive host plant for the endangered Karner Blue butterfly, and it also supports the Frosted Elfin and Eastern Persius Duskywing. By growing it, you are providing a critical and necessary resource for these rare species.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a true prairie beauty, Wild Lupine has specific—and strict—soil needs: it requires a significant amount of sand and absolutely will not tolerate heavy clay. Fortunately, its value extends beyond habitat; as a legume, it is a distinctive and showy nitrogen fixer, naturally enriching the soil around it. Once the magnificent blooms fade, the mature seedpods eventually explode, scattering seeds that provide a welcome, late-season feast for songbirds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis local ecotype seed is of Hudson Valley wild origin and has been scaled for production on our farm in Accord, NY.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScarification\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eCold\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eStratification Required\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - See \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrowing Instructions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e for details.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePollinateHV is a collaboration between the Hudson Valley Seed Company and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.climateactionhv.org\/\" target=\"_self\"\u003ePartners for Climate Action Hudson Valley\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in support of threatened native pollinators.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e We worked with a team of expert botanists, seed collectors, nursery growers and farmers to produce local ecotype native seeds to support at-risk Hudson Valley pollinators. You can find more information about this project at \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.pollinatehv.org\/seed-work\" target=\"_self\"\u003epollinatehv.org\/seed-work\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Learn more about the Hudson Valley's threatened pollinators and find resources to install pollinator habitat at all scales at \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.pollinatehv.org\/\" target=\"_self\"\u003epollinatehv.org\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hudson Valley Seed Co.","offers":[{"title":"250 Seeds \/ Organic","offer_id":46229618753694,"sku":"gp_hv_wild_lupine","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"750 Seeds \/ Organic","offer_id":46229618786462,"sku":"hp_hv_wild_lupine","price":14.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"2250 Seeds \/ Organic","offer_id":46229618819230,"sku":"fp_hv_wild_lupine","price":37.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0072\/0909\/1117\/files\/wildlupine_2.png?v=1764341498","url":"https:\/\/hudsonvalleyseed.mom\/products\/hv-wild-lupine","provider":"Hudson Valley Seed Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}