Product Description
Overview
Yellow Wallflower (Erysimum cheiri) is a classic favorite for gardeners who love bright color and easy care. This hardy perennial (often grown as a biennial) produces cheerful clusters of fragrant golden-yellow blooms that bring warmth and brightness to spring landscapes. Perfect for garden borders, rockeries, or cottage gardens, the Yellow Wallflower adds a timeless charm with minimal maintenance.
Key Features
- Produces clusters of rich yellow, fragrant flowers.
- Hardy and easy to grow, even in poor soil.
- Ideal for garden borders, walls, and rock gardens.
- Long-lasting spring to early-summer blooms.
- Attracts bees, butterflies, and pollinators.
- Suitable for containers or direct ground planting.
Specifications
- Common Name: Yellow Wallflower
- Botanical Name: Erysimum cheiri
- Plant Type: Hardy Perennial/Biennial
- Flower Color: Bright Yellow
- Blooming Season: Spring to Early Summer
- Height: 10–18 inches
- Sunlight Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Shade
- Soil Type: Well-drained soil
- Water Requirement: Moderate
- Hardiness Zones: 6–9
- Growth Habit: Compact and bushy
- Special Features: Fragrant, pollinator-friendly, cold-tolerant
- GMO Status: Non-GMO
Planting & Growing Guide
- Sow seeds in late summer or early fall for spring blooms.
- Prepare well-drained soil in a sunny or partially shaded area.
- Scatter seeds and lightly cover with fine soil (about 1/8 inch deep).
- Keep soil moist until germination (14–21 days).
- Once seedlings are large enough, thin or transplant 6–8 inches apart.
- Water moderately; avoid waterlogging for best growth.