Clay / Heavy / Moist / Well Drained / Light / Sandy
Spring bedding wouldn't be complete without wallflowers, which make a bright and very fragrant scent in beds and borders early in the year. They're easy to grow and perform reliably on most soils. They are short-lived perennials but are generally grown as biennials and discarded after flowering.
Erysimum cheiri 'Sunset Purple' produces fragrant, rich purple blooms in spring, and may bear a second flush in late summer. For best results sow in May in a nursery bed and move to its final planting position in autumn. Plants will flower the following spring.
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Erysimum ‘Sunset purple’ and wildlife
Erysimum ‘Sunset purple’ is known for attracting bees. It has nectar/pollen rich flowers.
Is known to attract Bees
Bees
Is not known to attract Beneficial insects
Beneficial insects
Is not known to attract Birds
Birds
Is not known to attract Butterflies/Moths
Butterflies/Moths
Is not known to attract Other pollinators
Other pollinators
Is Erysimum ‘Sunset purple’ poisonous?
Erysimum ‘Sunset purple’ has no toxic effects reported.
