Love these wallflowers

I planted wallflowers only once before, and was impressed with the beautiful scent. I believe they are biennials, so you may only see results in the second year. Mine were orange/red.

Yours are lovely Samwam.

Lovely, reminds me of my Dad, he always planted wallflowers.

I love wallflower. Really must buy some more my last lot were a wonderful Russell red. They bloom for so long.

Yes they bloom for a long time. These are blooming now in January.

Are they everlasting ones Samwam?

I like the ones that last a few years too. I remember buying them as bare root in markets that are annuals but haven't see them like that for years.

How absolutely beautiful they are! Thanks for the photo!

Lovely, Samwam
I used to grow them, perhaps should plant some more to brighten the winter!

Lovely, reminds me of my Dad, he always planted wallflowers.
So did mine, in the borders of the front garden.

My mother called them gilly flowers, does anyone else know that term?

Yes, my mum called them I thought gillyvers, but it could have been gilly flowers, I can’t exactly remember. She always had a row of red and yellow ones in the front garden (along with pinks) and if I smelt them now, it would instantly remind me of my lovely mum.

We didn’t have a garden when I was growing up, but my mother used to buy bunches of them in season and the smell was glorious. They were her favourite flower. The ones I’ve grown in the past don’t seem to have much of a scent. F1 hybrids I suppose.

They look like the hardy everlasting Erysimums. I have grown the purple ones. They are great value with a long flowering season for a few years then tend to become a bit straggly and woody despite regular removal of dead flower spikes. I still recommend them.
My father used to grow the annual type including the orange Syberian. They gave a good early splash of colour.

Beechnut

Are they everlasting ones Samwam?

I planted them last year they bloomed all through the year and now the second year so seem to be the everlasting ones.

I love the perennial wallflowers, though the mauve is my favourite. They give a wonderful show for months though I do find they only survive for a few years.

Have two everlasting wallflowers in a border, love them. Took cuttings and growing them in a pot with a plasric bottle. Will be ready for planting out as soon weather improves.

Nandalot

I love the perennial wallflowers, though the mauve is my favourite. They give a wonderful show for months though I do find they only survive for a few years.

Is that Bowles Mauve? We had one in a large pot but a hard Winter killed it off. It flowered really well so may give another one a go.
I like Sweet Williams too I wonder if they’ll grow in a pot or tub of some kind, I have a yard not a garden.

I have had my wallflowers for about 6 years. I leave them in the ground and prune every year. Have also successfully grown more from seed. They are lovely.

Can you cut them back hard (I do this with English lavender to good effect although conventional advice is not to cut into hard wood)?
I like the idea of taking cuttings though. I am getting better at softwood cuttings - working out which root best in water and which in sandy/compost mix, with the encouragement of our gardener who hates seeing plant material go to waste.