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Spreading wallflower

Erysimum repandum

Also called Bushy wallflower, Treacle mustard, Repand wallflower, Spreading Treacle Mustard

Spreading wallflower
Photo: Johann Georg Sturm (Painter: Jacob Sturm), Public domain

Spreading wallflower (Erysimum repandum) is a branching annual herb from Eurasia, grown for its spikes of yellow flowers and often found as a roadside weed. Let it self-sow and give it sun and well-drained soil.

Family
Brassicaceae (Cabbage family)
Grows as
Annual
Light
Full sun
Water
Water during dry spells, allowing the top of the soil to dry between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, ordinary or poor soil.
Temperature
10-25 °C; tolerates mild frost but is damaged by hard freezes.
How easy
Easy
Native range
Europe to W. Himalaya
Climate
temperate

About

Erysimum repandum is a species of Erysimum known by several common names, including spreading wallflower, spreading treacle-mustard, and bushy wallflower.

It is native to Eurasia, but it is known in many other parts of the world as an introduced species and a common roadside weed.

Other Erysimum plants

Western wallflower · Wallflower · Erysimum siliculosum · Wallflower

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Erysimum repandum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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