Erysimum perofskianum
Habitat: sunny places
Flowering: late spring to early summer
Height: 25 cm
Width: 20 cm
Soil: gritty, well drained
Habitat: sunny places
Flowering: late spring to early summer
Height: 25 cm
Width: 20 cm
Soil: gritty, well drained
Cultivated forms of Erysimum are known all too well as the wallflowers of municipal bedding schemes, although they have become less popular in recent years. The colourful forms are derived from equally colourful (although with a narrower palette of colours) alpine species, which are generally finely scented.
Erysimum perofskianum is an compact evergreen short-lived perennial, with heads of bright yellow flowers, beautifully scented. It originates from dryish areas of Central Asia, but performs well in the UK in open, well-drained sites.
9 cm pot £3.50
| Erysimum capitatum var. purshii is a short-lived perennial alpine species from North America, which makes tight rosettes of bright green linear leaves, with short-stemmed racemes of yellow flowers, becoming paler as they age. This form has also been known as E. nivale. | |
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| Erysimum 'Parkwood Gold' is most unusual, being a really compact, dome-forming wallflower, which has lots of small, golden yellow flowers. Ideal in a trough or raised bed. | |
| Erysimum pulchellum has a prostrate woody framework clothed in narrow green leaves, above which stand short stems of 15 - 25cm of lemon yellow flowers, which will be a delight for weeks in early summer. It spreads slowly and seeds itself too. Good placed at a dry sunny border edge. |