Wallflower Mix
Wallflower Mix is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Wallflowers are a hardy biennial plant to 45 - 50 cm tall producing colourful, sweetly scented flowers, with a long flowering period, mainly in winter. The flowers appear in sunset shades of cream, bright yellow, apricot, purple, pink, vivid red and burgundy colours. Wallflowers are highly attractive to bees, butterflies and beneficial insects. They make a lovely addition to a flower border, can be used as cut flowers, grown in containers or planted along paths so their fragrance can be appreciated. Plants prefer a sunny open position in moist, well-drained soil. The seeds germinate below 20°C; sow January to April in temperate areas; spring in very cool areas; March to April in subtropical areas. The flowers and seeds are toxic and should never be eaten. Days to bloom: 80 - 100 days.
Product: Wallflower Mix
Product type: SEED (250)
Botanical name: Cheiranthus cheirii
Wallflowers are a hardy biennial plant producing colourful, sweetly scented flowers, with a long flowering period. The flowers appear in sunset shades of cream, bright yellow, apricot, purple, pink, vivid red and burgundy colours. Wallflowers are highly attractive to bees, butterflies and beneficial insects. They make a lovely addition to a flower border, can be used as cut flowers, grown in containers or planted along paths so their fragrance can be appreciated. The flowers and seeds are toxic and should never be eaten.
Plant type: Cool season biennial; frost hardy
Plant height: 45 - 50 cm tall
Sow when: Germinate best below 20°C soil temp.
Cool: Spring
Temperate: January to April
Subtropical: March to April
Tropical: Unlikely to do well
Germination: 7 - 10 days
Depth: 5 mm deep, cover seed, firm down, keep moist
Position: Full sun to very light shade
Sow where: Sow into seedling trays for later transplanting or direct sow
Soil type: Prefer a moist, well-drained, fertile soil
Flowering: 80 - 100 days; dead head regularly to prolong blooming
*Good for bees
250 seeds per packet
Cheiranthus cheirii
Cool season biennial; frost hardy
Wallflower Mix
Wallflowers are a hardy biennial plant to 45 - 50 cm tall producing colourful, sweetly scented flowers, with a long flowering period, mainly in winter. The flowers appear in sunset shades of cream, bright yellow, apricot, purple, pink, vivid red and burgundy colours. Wallflowers are highly attractive to bees, butterflies and beneficial insects. They make a lovely addition to a flower border, can be used as cut flowers, grown in containers or planted along paths so their fragrance can be appreciated. Plants prefer a sunny open position in moist, well-drained soil. The seeds germinate below 20°C; sow January to April in temperate areas; spring in very cool areas; March to April in subtropical areas. The flowers and seeds are toxic and should never be eaten. Days to bloom: 80 - 100 days.