Sugar Rush Red Wallflower (Erysimum 'Sugar Rush Red')
air-ISS-ih-mum 'Sugar Rush Red'

in the Brassicaceae Family

About Wallflowers

Erysimum, commonly known as wallflower, is a genus of roughly 180 species in the mustard family (Brassicaceae), native across temperate Eurasia, North Africa, and the mountains of North America south to Costa Rica. Growth habit ranges widely across the genus, from annuals and biennials to short-lived herbaceous perennials and small sub-shrubs, with narrow, often gray-green leaves and clusters of four-petaled, cross-shaped flowers carried along tall, slender spikes.

Most Erysimum sold in gardens today are complex perennial hybrids, many tracing back in part to the classic 'Bowles' Mauve', prized for an unusually long bloom season, a sweet honey-like fragrance, and flowers that open in shades of yellow, orange, pink, red, and purple from mid-spring well into summer. Low-maintenance and drought-tolerant once established, they thrive in full sun and sharply drained soil, and are a steady draw for bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds.

Pros

  • Long, showy bloom season from mid-spring into summer
  • Honey-scented flowers draw bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds
  • Drought-tolerant and low-maintenance once established
  • Deer-resistant, compact mounding habit suits borders and containers

Cons

  • Often short-lived, especially in heavy or poorly-drained soil
  • Can struggle through prolonged winter wet or summer humidity
  • Some types are only hardy as a cool-season annual up north
  • Prone to downy mildew and slugs/snails in damp conditions
 

Plant Data

Tags Attracts Bees, Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Pollinators, Attracts Wildlife, Filler, Good for Spring Containers, Showy Flowers
Flower Color

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Harmony Blue Poppy Anemone, Lady Godiva Yellow Marigold, CITRONA Yellow Wallflower, Sugar Rush Orange Wallflower, Licilia Violet Morocco Toadflax, Contorted Mulberry, Early Blue Forget-Me-Not, Supernova Blue Primrose,
 
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