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We no longer grow this plant.
Botanical Pronunciation | er-RIS-ih-mum |
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Bloom Time | Spring through late summer. |
Deciduous/ Evergreen | Semi-evergreen |
Is Bowles Mauve a perennial?
Pale, mauve flowers appear on erect spikes from March to October. Its attractive lance-shaped, grey-green leaves look good all year round. Erysimum ‘Bowles Mauve’ is a short-lived perennial and will usually need replacing after 2-3 years.
Is mauve an evergreen?
'Bowles's Mauve' is a bushy evergreen perennial to 75cm, with narrow, dark grey-green leaves and erect racemes of rich mauve flowers 2cm in width. Shortlisted for the Chelsea Plant of the Centenary for the decade 1973-1982 Grow in poor to moderately fertile, well-drained, neutral or, ideally, alkaline soil; full sun is essential
What is Erysimum Bowles Mauve?
Erysimum ‘Bowles Mauve’, commonly known as wallflower, is indispensable for its long flowering season. Pale, mauve flowers appear on erect spikes from March to October.
Is Wallflower Bowles Mauve easy to care for?
Wallflower 'Bowles Mauve' is one of the showiest and easy-care garden plants in my area and in much of California. It blooms heavily in spring with flowers covering the dome-like plants. Well-grown plants easily attain a yard in diameter.
Is erysimum Bowles mauve evergreen?
This perennial is semi-evergreen so it can lose some of its leaves in winter. In colder regions or more exposed gardens, it may lose them all, but then fresh new growth appears again in spring.
Is Bowles mauve Hardy?
Erysimum 'Bowles Mauve' is quite hardy.
Can you cut back Bowles mauve?
Although you can trim and prune Erysimum perennials, this should be done lightly and carefully. Severe pruning cannot be tolerated by these plants. If you do prune, trim new growth from the top.
Is erysimum Bowles mauve a perennial?
Less familiar are the perennial wallflowers such as Erysimum 'Bowles's Mauve'. This is a beautiful and floriferous, woody-stemmed perennial, bearing masses of mauve flowers on tall spires, for months on end.
Do erysimum come back every year?
Erysimums can be perennial or biennial. Biennials flower in late spring, producing fragrant flowers that go well with late April and May tulips. The perennial forms start flowering earlier and continue for many months.
Is erysimum an evergreen?
This hardy, evergreen perennial Wallflower bears non-stop mauve flowers from April through until late autumn. It can begin to look leggy at the end of the season but this can easily be resolved by lightly trimming once flowering is over.
Does erysimum spread?
In general, Erysimum plants have a tendency to grow and spread like crazy.
Do wallflowers come back every year?
do wallflowers grow every year? Many wallflowers are biennial and will only flower for one season, however some wallflowers are perennials, such as 'Bowles Mauve' and will come back year after year.
What to do with wallflowers when they finish flowering?
When the wallflower finishes flowering, you should lightly trim it back and deadhead the plant. Doing these things will encourage further growth during the next season and will discourage the plant from going to seed.
How long does Bowles mauve flower?
It produces wave after wave of flower spikes, each one covered in pretty mauve-purple blooms. It will flower for 9 whole months of the year from February through to October! Perfect for planting in sunny beds and borders, or in rock gardens and raised beds, where it will add height as well as glorious colour.
Are wallflowers evergreen?
Erysimum, more commonly known as wallflowers, are spring to summer flowering plants that provide vibrant displays of colour. Many varieties are hardy perennials and have attractive evergreen foliage, adding structure and aesthetic value to the garden even after the flowers have faded.
Do you cut back perennial wallflowers?
Plant perennial wallflowers between May and September. Cut back periodically to maintain a good shape and promote flowering.
Is erysimum drought tolerant?
Drought tolerant! Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds, but is ignored by deer and rabbits! Seeds can be sown in spring but Wallflower plants can be planted in the garden in late fall. Despite being a perennial plant, it is often treated as a biennial plant or short-lived perennial.
How do you take cuttings from erysimum Bowles mauve?
Take cuttings around 7.5-10cm (3-4in) long, cutting just below a leaf joint or node. Heel cuttings (carefully pulling off the cutting with a piece of stem or 'heel' at the base) will often give better results. Prepare pots of suitable cuttings compost and water it well.
Do slugs eat erysimum?
Erysimum'Bowles' Mauve' A purple wallflower that is perennial – it grows a little leggy after a couple of years but provide good April colour in the garden. Nepeta x faassenii, Garden catmint. Slugs and snails seem to hate this pungent smalling herbs as much as cats love it.
Can you divide erysimum?
You can also divide the plants in autumn or spring, which will also regenerate the existing plants. That's great, thank you all. I shall have a go. It's right at the beginning of March and I am going to take some cuttings from my Erysimum Bowles Mauve ...... and hoping it may be successful in spite of the time of year!
Varieties
Erysimum ‘Bowles Mauve’, commonly known as wallflower, is indispensable for its long flowering season. Pale, mauve flowers appear on erect spikes from March to October. Its attractive lance-shaped, grey-green leaves look good all year round.
Deadheading
Should you deadhead wallflowers. Cut off regularly faded flower spikes throughout the growing season to stimulate more flowers.
Pruning
Pruning Erysimum ‘Bowles Mauve’ (wallflower). The plant flowers almost all year-round. So may be tricky to prune it. The plant can be pruned back in October. Best to cut off the top growth, but no more than 5cm.
Overwinter
Erysimum ‘Bowles Mauve’ is quite hardy. May suffer foliage damage in cold winters. Protect the plant against frost with a couple of layers of garden fleece or use cloche protection.
Plant combination
Erysimum ‘Bowles Mauve’ looks good with Euphorbia , Salvia nemorosa, Lavatera and Lavender.
Shrubby Wallflower
A shrubby, upright growing selection that does best in mild-winter regions. Handsome grey-green leaves set off the profuse clusters of fragrant, mauve flowers. This wallflower blooms over a long season, sometimes all winter in warm coastal areas.
Plant number: 1.206.070
A shrubby, upright growing selection that does best in mild-winter regions. Handsome grey-green leaves set off the profuse clusters of fragrant, mauve flowers. This wallflower blooms over a long season, sometimes all winter in warm coastal areas.
Perennial wallflower
Spring bedding is synonymous with wallflowers, which make a bright and fragrant accent in beds and borders early in the year, and are discarded after flowering. Less familiar are the perennial wallflowers such as Erysimum ‘Bowles’s Mauve’.
Erysimum 'Bowles's Mauve' and wildlife
Erysimum 'Bowles's Mauve' is known for attracting bees, butterflies/moths and other pollinators. It has nectar/pollen rich flowers.
Purple Flowering Wallflower
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A Bit More
Bowles Mauve wallflower is a treat to grow in spots where other less hardy plants might have a difficult time getting established. Erysimum is tolerant of ph neutral to moderately alkaline soils, and once established is nicely drought resistant.
Characteristics
These characteristics apply to the greater Sacramento area and nearby regions.
Green Thumb Guide
Very soil tolerant. Can be planted with surface tree roots. Somewhat less invasive than Vinca major .