Leaf
Liliane Roubaudi, Tela Botanica · CC BY-SA 2.0
Wallflower
Erysimum cheiri (L.) Crantz
Family: Brassicaceae
20 to 60 cm tall
Old walls, rockeries, gardens, free-draining soils
Flowering: March – May
Full sun
Hardy to -15°C
❓ How do you recognise this plant?
Its ability to grow directly in the cracks of old stone walls has made it a symbol of old gardens.
🍃 Leaves
Evergreen, narrow, lanceolate, grey-green
🌸 Flowers
Large orange-yellow to russet-brown flowers, highly scented
🍎 Fruits
Long narrow siliques
🪵 Bark
Woody base, bushy habit
🗺️ Distribution
Native to the Mediterranean basin; widely naturalised on old walls and cliffs throughout France.
🐝 Value for pollinators
Highly scented, nectar-rich orange-yellow flowers, attractive to bees and butterflies from early spring.
✂️ Horticultural uses
Low walls, rockeries, borders; much-appreciated strong scent, self-seeds easily into gaps in stonework.
⚠️ Possible toxicity
Contains cardiotonic glycosides, toxic if eaten in quantity.
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