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Erysimum Bowles’ Mauve is a well know and much-loved cottage garden favourite, with blue-green evergreen foliage, perfect for a modern style of planting. Known for an incrediblly long flowering period, a mass of dark buds emerge in early spring and bloom until the autumn. You will see in late spring, copious clusters of mauve and purple blooms have opened covering the pretty evergreen foliage, which itself looks stunning all winter. Much loved by florists, Erysimum are excellent as cut flowers for your home, lasting up to 10 days in a vase. Erysimum Bowles’ Mauve is loved by bees, easy to grow, rabbit resistant and reaches an approximate full height of 75cm, with spread of around 30-60cm. Plants prefer a spot in well-drained soil with sun or partial shade. Erysimum are hardy (H4) perennials and will happily survive most winters outside, only needing protection during the very coldest weather if the soil is not well-drained.
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Key Information
| Latin Name | Erysimum Bowles Mauve YP |
|---|---|
| Common Name | Perennial Wallflower |
| Hardiness | H4 (-5 to -10°C) |
| Colour | Purple |
| Type | Perennial |
| Format | Young Plants |
| Position | Full-Sun, Part-Shade, Part-Sun |
| Foliage | Evergreen |
| Height in Maturity (m) | 0.75 m |
| Spread in Maturity (m) | 0.60 |
| AGM | Yes |
| Soil Conditions | Chalk Loam Sand |
| Soil Acidity | Alkaline Neutral |
| Aspect | East-facing, South-facing, West-facing |
| Scented | Yes |
| Drought Tolerant | Yes |
| Good for pots | Yes |
| Good for Rockeries | Yes |
| Good for wildlife | Yes |
| Good for pollinators | Yes |
| Good for cutting | Yes |
