Erysimum 'Bredon' (Wallflower 'Bredon')

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Skill rating Beginner
skill rating
Ultimate spread 0.5m
max. spread
Ultimate height 0.5m
max. height
Time to maturity 2-5 years
to maturity
Maintenance level 1 hour care
per year

Botanical name: Erysimum 'Bredon'

Other names: Wallflower 'Bredon'


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Genus: Erysimum

Variety or cultivar: 'Bredon' _ 'Bredon' is a bushy, semi-evergreen perennial with narrow, dark green leaves and short racemes of bright yellow flowers in spring and summer.

Wallflowers are nectar rich plants, which encourage benefical wildlife, such as ladybirds, lacewings and hoverflies into the garden

Erysimum 'Bredon' is: Semi evergreen

Flower: Yellow in Spring; Yellow in Summer

Foliage: Dark-green in All seasons

Fragrance: The flowers are slightly fragrant

Habit: Bushy, Clump-forming

Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)

Plant with: Pulsatilla vulgaris (Pasqueflower)

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Specific pests: Flea beetles , Slugs , Snails

Specific diseases: Clubroot , Downy mildew

General care

Pruning: Trim lightly after flowering to prevent plants becoming leggy. . REGISTER to read more...

Propagation methods: Semi-hardwood cuttings. REGISTER to read more...


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Erysimum 'Bredon' (Wallflower 'Bredon') will reach a height of 0.5m and a spread of 0.5m after 2-5 years.


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Suggested uses: Coastal, Cottage/Informal, Beds and borders, Garden edging, Gravel, Mediterranean

Cultivation: Grow in poor, well-drained (ideally alkaline) soil in full sun.

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Soil types: Chalky, Loamy, Sandy Match unknown
Soil drainage: Well-drained Match unknown
Soil pH: Alkaline, Neutral Match unknown
Light: Full Sun Match unknown
Aspect: South, East, West Match unknown
Exposure: Exposed, Sheltered Match unknown
Hardiness: Tender in frost (H3) Match unknown

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