By Bobthespade
Lincolnshire,
United Kingdom 
Hi,I'm new to flower growing, and this year I have bought some red hot poker and lupin seeds. If i nip the plant when it has about 4 or 6 leaves, will it become a bushy plant, and will there be more than one flower head on them. I am aware there is little or no chance of them flowering this year
12 Feb, 2013
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welcome to GoY.
they dont need pinching out in either case. They are as Andy says a clump forming plant.
the lupins if satrted off early may well flower at the back end of the year but will certainly do so next year. I find Red hot pokers flower in their 3rd year [I'm in East Yorks]
13 Feb, 2013
Oh thats interesting SBG, I planted a red hot poker plant last Spring and the leaves grew really well but no flowers.
13 Feb, 2013
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I've never grown red hot poker from seed but i would imagine that, as with lupins, the plants will be self branching and will form nice, bushy plants on their own.
Good luck
13 Feb, 2013