How to grow english wallflower
Erysimum cheiri
When to plant english wallflower
English wallflower is a short-lived perennial subshrub most often grown as a biennial or annual for its fragrant yellow-to-orange spring blooms. NCSU stresses very well-drained, even gritty or rocky soil and full sun to partial shade; cut flower stems back after seed matures and it will naturalize. Do not overwater or fertilize.
English Wallflower is timed by season rather than your frost dates, so the planting calendar does not generate ZIP-specific dates for it. Check the cited sources below to fine-tune for your area.
Growing conditions
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Sun
- Full sun
Common problems
- overwatering rot
- needs very well drained soil
Sources
- North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox (NC State Extension): Erysimum x cheiri (Wallflower)
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