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Erysimum Apricot Twist/Wallflowers
The company I've ordered these plants from say they'll flower from April to August and this is backed up by a friend I have who owns a nursery. But, when I read about wallflowers to learn more about them, I am reading that they finish flowering around April/May and are best planted with tulips.
I had assumed that these plants are perennial, will grow to 30cm high, do not have to be planted next to wall and wanted to plant 6 of them together in one appropriately sized circular plot to give a lovely splash of apricot/orange from spring through to early summer/end of August.
Just a little puzzled now ...
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Hi Charley. Apricot Twist is a perennial, more akin to Erysimum 'Bowles Mauve' than to the biennial wallflowers which get bedded out for spring. I haven't found it reliably long lived though.
Call them Erysimum 'Apricot Twist' and google that rather than wallflowers, you'll get a better idea
In the sticks near Peterborough
Brilliant, thanks Nutcutlet, that has cleared everything up for me. I guess it helps to google the right thing lol!
Pansyface, I think I'll add some grit to the soil before planting them. Have you cut your yellow one back? When did you do it?
Hollie hock, I think it is very close to the Bowles Mauve so I will keep snipping
I had this one year. It flowered from when I bought it in March until October. I never found a non flowering shoot to take a cutting from. Basically it flowered itself to death as it died over winter. I still thought it worth the cost.
I had one, it was gorgeous, but like Fidget's it flowered itself to death. However I managed to collect a few seeds and now have half a dozen or so seedlings to try to nurture into full grown plants
The other one I had, called Winter Orchid, also died, Bowles' Mauve is definitely the most reliable and easiest to take cuttings from.
Ok, forewarned and forearmed. Cuttings it will be! Thanks everyone
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Hello folks. This is my first post so apologies if I get things wrong! My husband and I are new to gardening but have bought wallflowers from Homebase the last two years. He deadheads every day and we finally lifted this years plants last week. Same thing last year. A lovely splash of yellow in the winter ( and autumn and summer)
Hi Anne and welcome to the forum
. This is definitely the place to be as new gardeners; I've had loads of help and ideas.
Thanks for your comment on the wallflowers. So do you buy new plants each year?
Yes, but should maybe try keeping a couple in to see how they do long term.