Botanical name
Erysimum ‘Winter Passion’
Other names
Wallflower ‘Winter Passion’
Genus
Erysimum
Variety or Cultivar
‘Winter Passion’ _ ‘Winter Passion’ is an upright, bushy, often short-lived, evergreen perennial with linear to lance-shaped, dark green leaves and dense racemes of fragrant, dark red to deep magenta flowers from late spring into summer.
Foliage
Evergreen
Fragrance
Flowers are fragrant.
Habit
Compact, Bushy
Flower
Magenta, Dark-red in Spring; Dark-red, Magenta in Summer
Foliage
Dark-green in All seasons
HOW TO CARE
Watch out for
Specific pests
Slugs , Flea beetles , Snails
Specific diseases
Clubroot , Downy mildew
General care
Pruning
Trim lightly after flowering to prevent plants becoming leggy.
Propagation methods
Semi-hardwood cuttings
Erysimum ‘Winter Passion’ (Wallflower ‘Winter Passion’) will reach a height of 0.5m and a spread of 0.5m after 2-5 years.
Suggested uses
Beds and borders, Coastal, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Garden edging, Gravel, Mediterranean
Cultivation
Grow in poor, well-drained, preferably alkaline soil in full sun. Will tolerate partial shade.
Soil type
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Soil drainage
Well-drained
Soil pH
Alkaline, Neutral
Light
Partial Shade, Full Sun
Aspect
South, East, West
Exposure
Exposed, Sheltered
