Botanical name
Erysimum 'Canaries Yellow'
Other names
Wallflower 'Canaries Yellow', Cheiranthus 'Canaries Yellow'
Genus
Variety or Cultivar
'Canaries Yellow' _ 'Canaries Yellow' is a compact, upright, bushy, often short-lived, evergreen perennial with linear to lance-shaped, sparsely-toothed, dark green leaves and, from spring to late summer, dense racemes of fragrant, bright yellow flowers from early spring into summer.
Foliage
Evergreen
Fragrance
Flowers are fragrant.
Habit
Compact, Bushy, Upright
COLOUR
Flower
Bright-yellow in Spring; Bright-yellow in Summer
Foliage
Dark-green in All seasons
HOW TO CARE
Watch out for
Specific pests
Flea beetles , Slugs , Snails
Specific diseases
General care
Pruning
Trim lightly after flowering to prevent plants becoming leggy.
Propagation methods
Semi-hardwood cuttings
WHERE TO GROW
Erysimum 'Canaries Yellow' (Wallflower 'Canaries Yellow') will reach a height of 0.45m and a spread of 0.45m after 2-5 years.
Suggested uses
Beds and borders, Coastal, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Garden edging, Gravel, Mediterranean
Cultivation
Grow in poor, well-drained, preferably alkaline soil in full sun. Will tolerate partial shade.
Soil type
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Soil drainage
Well-drained
Soil pH
Alkaline, Neutral
Light
Partial Shade, Full Sun
Aspect
South, East, West
Exposure
Exposed, Sheltered