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© Ernie Marx
wallflower
Erysimum capitatum
Fort Collins
- Dimensions
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Height: 4.0 in. to 4.0 ft.
Spread: 4.0 in.; to 8.0 in. - Growth Form
- Herbaceous
- Program Association
- Nature in the City, Xeriscape Incentive Program
- Wildlife Uses
- Pollinators/ Invertebrates
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun
- Water Requirements
- Very Low
- Plant Community
- Alpine, Foothills, Mountains, Plains, Subalpine
- Season of Bloom
- May, June, July, August
- Flower Color
- Orange Shades, Purple Shades, Yellow Shades
- Leaf Color
- Green Shades
- Aggressiveness
- Not aggressive
- Design Considerations
- Accent Plant, Container Friendly, Drought Tolerant, Showy Flowers
- Other Considerations
- Lifespan, Limited Availability
- Duration
- Perennial, Biennial
- Natural Landscape Position
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Fort Collins Model
1, 2 - Soil Type
- Sandy, Well Drained
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No
- Hazards/Toxic
- No City Data.
Notes
This is an important larval and adult food host for many of our native invertebrates.
Allow to reseed around garden, these plants are biennials and will die after they bloom.