Growing bare-root Wallflowers
Our Bare- root wallflowers are grown by seed in a field through the summer months in Scarisbrick. As the weather cools they are lifted out of the field, graded by hand, packaged and delivered to the Secret Garden Centre within 24 hours. These plants have been grown to a good size which means that they will quickly reach a mature size once planted in your garden.
Plant your bare-root wallflowers in a bright spot in the border or in patio pots. They can be mixed with spring flowering bulbs for a beautiful display. Each sleeve of wallflowers contains on average 10 plants. Plant them 20 – 30cm apart in a sunny spot and keep them moist. They will fill the garden with colourful blooms from March and give the most delicious scent. Wallflowers are loved by bees and other pollinators so these are a must in any garden.
Erysimum ‘Persian Carpet mix’
This mix of wallflowers contains a rich selection of colours. You can expect burnt oranges, deep reds, and golden yelows. Each plant will grow to around 40cm tall and 30cm wides. Flowers from Late April. Highly scented.
Erysimum ‘Harlequin mix’
A similar mix to Persian carpet but this mix also has shades of purple and cream mixed in and ‘Harlequin’ are shorter. ‘Harlequin’ is the ideal mix for planting into patio pots or in the front of the border. Growing to a height and spread of just 30cm and highly scented blooms from as early as March.
Erysimum ‘Cloth of Gold’
‘Cloth of Gold’ remains the most popular of the wall-flowers at The Secret Garden Centre. These rich yellow blooms seem to glow in the spring sunshine and are loved by bees and humans alike for their strong aroma. Growing to around 45cm and flowering from March. These wall flowers look especially good when planted with tulip ‘Queen of the night’ or Narcissus ‘Pheasant eye’.
Erysimum ‘Fire King’
‘Fire King’ has deep red blooms with a hint of orange. Plant them along side traditional yellow daffodils for a bright and impactful display from March. Scented blooms growing to 40cm tall.
Erysimum ‘Primerose Dame’
‘Primerose Dame’ is an elegant cream or pale yellow wallflower which looks stunning when planted with pale pink Tulips or pale pink Camellias. Growing to 45cm and flowers from late-March. A sweet and spicy scent.
Erysimum ‘Scarlet Emperor’
A the name surggest, these wallflowers have bright scarlet blooms which are somewhat similar to ‘fire king’ but less orange and growing to 30cm tall and wide with a spicy scent.
Erysimum ‘Purple Shades’
These wallflowers are similar to the perennial cousin ‘BowlesMauve’ but with more varied shades of purple and lilac. ‘Purple shades’ looks particularly good when mixed with ‘Primerose dame’ or ‘Ivory white’. Growing to 45cm tall and wide. These Erysimum are best grown in the border.
Erysimum ‘Ivory White’
These wallflowers pair well with all spring flowering plants. They easily brighten up dull gardens and give an elegant look to the border. Highly scented blooms from late-March. Growing to around 45cm but they have been known to get taller.
