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Brassicaceae
English Wallflower
Erysimum cheiri
Faithfulness in adversity.
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Genus
- Erysimum
- Native to
- Southern Europe, Western Asia
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Type
- perennial herb
- Height
- 1-2.5 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- well-drained, alkaline
- Water
- low to moderate
- Hardiness
- 6-9
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Wallflowers earned their name from their ability to grow in the mortar between the stones of old castle and abbey walls.
- Medieval troubadours wore wallflowers in their buttonholes as a symbol of constancy in love.
- The intense clove-like fragrance of wallflowers made them one of the most popular scented flowers in Elizabethan cottage gardens.
- Wallflowers are related to cabbage and broccoli, all being members of the Brassicaceae family.
- In Scotland, wallflowers became associated with the tragic story of a woman who fell to her death from castle walls while trying to elope.
Color meanings
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fidelity
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lasting beauty