Biennial / Short-Lived Perennial Wildflower
Wallflower
Erysimum × marshallii
Syn. Erysimum × allionii / Cheiranthus × allionii
A fragrant spring-flowering wallflower with vivid orange and golden-yellow blooms
Wallflower is a colorful cool-season flowering species known for clusters of fragrant orange to golden-yellow flowers. Plants develop upright flowering stems above narrow green foliage and provide an especially strong display during spring. Wallflower is commonly grown as a biennial but can also behave as a short-lived perennial where growing conditions are suitable.
Wildflower Characteristics
Why Plant Wallflower?
Wallflower combines bright spring color, fragrance and upright flowering structure in a durable cool-season wildflower.
Fragrant Flowers
Flower clusters produce a noticeable sweet-to-spicy fragrance that adds another dimension beyond visual color.
Bright Spring Color
Vivid orange and golden-yellow flowers create a highly visible display during the spring flowering period.
Pollinator Value
Flowers provide nectar and pollen resources for bees and other visiting pollinating insects.
Reseeding Potential
Plants can produce seed and return in later seasons when mature seed is allowed to develop and conditions remain favorable.
Where It Fits
Best Uses for Wallflower
Wallflower is particularly useful where early-season color, fragrance and upright flowering structure are desired.
Establishment & Management
Growing Wallflower
Wallflower performs best in sunny sites with good soil drainage and moderate fertility.
Sunlight
Full sun is preferred for compact growth and abundant flowering.
Soil & Drainage
Choose well-drained soil. Wallflower performs well in sandy, loamy and other freely draining soils and should not remain waterlogged.
Establishment
Seed can be established directly into a prepared seedbed. Maintain adequate moisture during germination and early plant development without keeping the soil saturated.
Life Cycle
Wallflower is commonly managed as a biennial, establishing vegetative growth before producing its strongest flowering display. Under favorable conditions it may persist as a short-lived perennial.
Spring Flowering
Fragrance and Color in One Wildflower
Wallflower stands out from many wildflower species because its flower clusters provide both strong visual color and noticeable fragrance. The vivid orange-to-yellow blooms appear on upright stems and can provide an important early-season flowering component in diversified wildflower and pollinator plantings.
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