How to create a butterfly garden
If we want to preserve our native butterflies, we need to grow the right plants in our gardens to encourage them.
1 x 9cm pot 200483-1 | £4.95 |
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3 x 9cm pots 200483-3 | £12.95 |
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Exceptionally long-flowering, famously brilliant perennial wallflower.
Genus | Erysimum |
Group/Species | x hybrida |
Variety | Bowles Mauve |
Type | Biennial or Short-lived Perennial |
Common Name | Wallflower |
Border Position | Border (Front) |
Soil Type | Neutral - Alkaline |
Scent | Scented |
Site | Full Sun |
Moisture | Well-drained |
Height | 45cm (18in) |
Spacing | 60cm (24in) |
Sowing, Seeds, Planting | Thrives best in full sun on well drained, nutrient poor soil that is neutral to alkaline. Perfect for growig in spring containers. |
Care Tips | Trim lightly after flowering to prevent plants becoming leggy, this will also prolong the life span of the plant which can be short lived. |
Flowering | March - July |
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Erysimum 'Bowles Mauve' reviews
Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Virginia They came to nothing after I planted them out |
Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Penny Great plant, time to prune it again now |