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Erysimum 'Canaries Yellow' This is a compact, biennial Wallflower selection that forms a bushy mound of dark green leaves the first season, then early in the second spring it bursts into bloom with clusters of fragrant golden-yellow flowers. Perfect for the sunny rock garden, or in the sunny border. Allow some plants to form seeds, which should self sow. Grows best in mild winter regions. Plants are naturally compact and mounding, but pruning back by half after flowering is wise to prevent them from getting leggy. Wonderful for mixed borders, all containers and rock gardens.
 
 
 
Hardiness
 
H5 - Hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
 
 
 
Sunlight
 
Full Sun
 
 
 
Aspect
 
South-facing or East-facing or West-facing
 
 
 
Exposure
 
Exposed or Sheltered
 
 
 
Moisture
 
Well-drained
 
 
 
Soil
 
Sand, Chalk, Loam
 
 
 
pH
 
Alkaline, Neutral
 
 
 
Size
 
Ultimate height: 0.1-0.5 metres
 
Ultimate spread: 0.1-0.5 metres
 
Time to ultimate height: 1-2 years
 
 
 
How to grow
 
Cultivation
 
Grow in poor to moderately fertile, well-drained, neutral or, ideally, alkaline soil; full sun is essential
 
 
 
Propagation
 
Propagate by semi-hardwood cuttings in spring or summer
 
 
 
Suggested planting locations and garden types
 
Banks and Slopes Flower borders and beds City & Courtyard Gardens Coastal Cottage & Informal Garden Patio & Container Plants
 
 
 
How to care
 
Pruning
 
No pruning needed
 
 
 
Pests
 
Prone to slugs, snails and flea beetles
 
Diseases
 
May be affected by a downy mildew, club root and bacterial leaf blight