Erysimum 'Bowle's Mauve' (Wallflower Bowles' Mauve)


Botanical Information

FamilyBrassicaceae
GenusErysimum
Cultivar'Bowle's Mauve'
CategoryPerennials
TypeShrub (deciduous)
Pronunciation

Details

USDA Hardiness Zone8b - 9a
USDA Hardiness Ref.
Canadian Hardiness Zone8b
Canada Hardiness Ref.
RHS Hardiness ZoneH4
RHS Hardiness Ref.
Temperature (°C)-10 to -5
Temperature (°F)14 - 23
Height0.5 - 1 m
Spread0.5 - 1 m
GrowthFast
Flowering PeriodJune, July, August, September, October

Description and Growing Information

General DescriptionA bushy evergreen perennial with grey-green leaves and mauve flowers.
ShapeBushy.
PropagationPropagate by semi-hardwood cuttings.
CultivationGrow in poor to moderately fertile, well-drained, neutral or, ideally, alkaline soil; full sun is essential.
PestsSusceptible to slugs, snails, flea beetles, downey mildew, club root, and bacterial leaf blight.
Notable SpecimensTrerice, Kestle Mill, Cornwall.
HabitatHorticultural origin.

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