I've got to give credit to the Lupin, they're a self-seeding perennial - the type of flower that's the inspiration for this blog title. We have a few plants in one of our gardens and year after year they move slightly as their seed starts are shifted by the wind. Their purple spikes are striking and the seed pods are a welcome, fuzzy sight.
Looking up a bit of information on them, I didn't realize the beans from the pods can be eaten and were popular throughout the Roman Empire. Good to know.
Another interesting note: Lupins convert nitrogen in the atmosphere into ammonia via their roots. This fertilizes otherwise crappy soil for the plants around them. It also makes them a good companion plant for crops that need nitrogen including cukes, broccoli, squash and spinach.
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