Wallflower

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

Read about Wallflower in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Wallflower. The vernacular name of Cheiranthus Cheiri, which see. A favorite spring bloom in Great Britain, and sometimes secured as early as Christmas; in this country it is little known, probably because of climatic reasons. The wallflower is a perennial, blooming profusely the second year, but needing to be renewed frequently. The compact forms grow only 1 foot or 18 inches high, but some kinds are taller than this. There are single-flowered and double-flowered kinds, and colors in yellow, orange, blood-red, maroon-red, yellow-brown, light brown, ruby-purple, pink. The yellows are most commonly seen in English gardens, and make a most attractive show about cottages in early spring. The double kinds are propagated by cuttings taken in spring, and they make good blooming plants the following spring if not allowed to become stunted; double wallflowers are also grown from carefully selected seeds. The seeds of wallflowers may be sown in spring and plants are kept in vigorous condition until protected for the winter; they are transplanted when young into permanent beds. If seeds are started in late winter, bloom may be had in the following holidays, in a climate mild enough to carry them. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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