On the cusp of spring, lupines in all three patches in the preserve are blooming.
This is progress.
Not only are lupines blooming in the two planted patches. They are also blooming on both mature plants in one of the volunteer patches in another section of the preserve that was activated from the earlier pre-fire disturbance.
It will be interesting to see what kind of activity, if any, results from the burn.
The other lupine in the sandhill took a year to respond, but that was an accidental winter burn.
Meanwhile, there are about 20 seedlings around the older patch, which is encouraging because the thought is that they may all be the result of seeding from the first bloom there last spring.
I know the seeds are ejected from the flower clusters, but I don't how far or whether they may be carried by the wind or insects.
