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Someone told me this is called, "Wallflower". It looks exactly the same as
Dame's Rocket (Lady's Rocket?) but it is orange and these flowers have been blooming their little hearts out since early May. |
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"FragileWarrior" wrote ... Someone told me this is called, "Wallflower". It looks exactly the same as Dame's Rocket (Lady's Rocket?) but it is orange and these flowers have been blooming their little hearts out since early May. These are Wallflowers...beautiful scent too. -- Regards Bob Hobden 17mls W. of London.UK |
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"Bob Hobden" wrote in
: "FragileWarrior" wrote ... Someone told me this is called, "Wallflower". It looks exactly the same as Dame's Rocket (Lady's Rocket?) but it is orange and these flowers have been blooming their little hearts out since early May. These are Wallflowers...beautiful scent too. So do you think the ones I have are the same, Bob? They look a *little* different to me but I've had some that bordered on red/deep orange and they DO have a wonderful scent. Self-seeding little beauties, too. |
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Check google images for Cheiranthus and Erysimum photos. Both are commonly
called Wallflowers. Erysimum is also called Blister-Cress. Good flowers but plants seem short-lived for me. Old, very old, warrior.. "FragileWarrior" wrote in message ... Someone told me this is called, "Wallflower". It looks exactly the same as Dame's Rocket (Lady's Rocket?) but it is orange and these flowers have been blooming their little hearts out since early May. |
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"FragileWarrior" wrote in message ... "Bob Hobden" wrote in : "FragileWarrior" wrote ... Someone told me this is called, "Wallflower". It looks exactly the same as Dame's Rocket (Lady's Rocket?) but it is orange and these flowers have been blooming their little hearts out since early May. These are Wallflowers...beautiful scent too. So do you think the ones I have are the same, Bob? They look a *little* different to me but I've had some that bordered on red/deep orange and they DO have a wonderful scent. Self-seeding little beauties, too. Wallflowers come in very many shades, from palest cream to deep bronze. Mary |
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"nonews" wrote after "FragileWarrior" wrote ... Someone told me this is called, "Wallflower". It looks exactly the same as Dame's Rocket (Lady's Rocket?) but it is orange and these flowers have been blooming their little hearts out since early May. Check google images for Cheiranthus and Erysimum photos. Both are commonly called Wallflowers. Erysimum is also called Blister-Cress. Good flowers but plants seem short-lived for me. Old, very old, warrior.. The ones commonly called Wallflowers over here are the Hardy Biennial, Cheiranthus cheiri, sold bare root in the autumn for planting to flower the following spring. The problem with them is that they are usually at their best when you want to dig them up to plant the summer bedding. My photos were of two of these that I haven't dug up yet because they are so nice and to my surprise they continue to flower and perfume their patch of the garden. However there is also the Perennial Wallflower, Erysimum but that is still not as well known. Your plant looks slightly different to both of these so I'm not sure what that is unless it's another closely related species. -- Regards Bob Hobden 17mls W. of London.UK |
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"Bob Hobden" wrote in message news "nonews" wrote after "FragileWarrior" wrote ... Someone told me this is called, "Wallflower". It looks exactly the same as Dame's Rocket (Lady's Rocket?) but it is orange and these flowers have been blooming their little hearts out since early May. Check google images for Cheiranthus and Erysimum photos. Both are commonly called Wallflowers. Erysimum is also called Blister-Cress. Good flowers but plants seem short-lived for me. Old, very old, warrior.. The ones commonly called Wallflowers over here are the Hardy Biennial, Cheiranthus cheiri, sold bare root in the autumn for planting to flower the following spring. The problem with them is that they are usually at their best when you want to dig them up to plant the summer bedding. My photos were of two of these that I haven't dug up yet because they are so nice and to my surprise they continue to flower and perfume their patch of the garden. However there is also the Perennial Wallflower, Erysimum but that is still not as well known. Your plant looks slightly different to both of these so I'm not sure what that is unless it's another closely related species. -- Regards Bob Hobden 17mls W. of London.UK Bob, Over the years the botanical classification of Wallflowers has been confusing, at least in the horticultural trade. Both genera have been used in the trade and some species have moved back and forth. As a Hort guy I will blame that on the Bot guys. My Royal Horticultural Society, 1994 Index of Garden Plants lists all Cheiranthus as being changed to Erysimum. A current and well regarded US publication lists Erysimum as an annual. All this leaves me confused. You and I garden in greatly different climates and perhaps soil types. Here in Memphis, Tennessee, hardiness zone 7a and heat zone 8, the climate is hot and humid with insufficient overnight cool down. Soil is acidic clay and either too dry or too wet. Winters are mild without sufficient cooling for some plants. Winter soil is either too dry or water-logged. Either soil condition is a plant killer. In my travels in your area I have not seen similar conditions. In other years I have ordered seed from Thompson & Morgan which they list as hardy biennials. For me they flowered the first and second year. Some of the plants did live a third year but that was the exception. I notice that T&M only lists Erysimum in their current US catalog. I have never seen bare root plants offered here or in mail order catalogs. Potted Cheiranthus and Erysimum are available locally but your photos show much better flowering than here. Would you care to exchange climates and soils? jim |
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FragileWarrior wrote: Someone told me this is called, "Wallflower". It looks exactly the same as Dame's Rocket (Lady's Rocket?) but it is orange and these flowers have been blooming their little hearts out since early May. begin 644 What is it.JPG Over here in the UK, this orange one is called a Siberian Wallflower. I don't know if it came from Siberia, but I can keep them going all year round, they survive the hardest frosts! Hope that helps Dom |
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dominic Lucas wrote in
: In article , FragileWarrior wrote: Someone told me this is called, "Wallflower". It looks exactly the same as Dame's Rocket (Lady's Rocket?) but it is orange and these flowers have been blooming their little hearts out since early May. begin 644 What is it.JPG Over here in the UK, this orange one is called a Siberian Wallflower. I don't know if it came from Siberia, but I can keep them going all year round, they survive the hardest frosts! Hope that helps Dom That's a slightly different name than I've gotten for them before. I'll look that up. I love these little things. I still have some blooming and they were the first ones to start blooming back at the end of April. |
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