Western Wallflower
Erysimum capitatum
Clusters of fragrant orange-to-yellow four-petaled flowers crown leafy stems in spring, lighting up rocky slopes and roadsides. An easy, cheerful reseeder for dry ground.
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- biennial
- Height
- 1–2 ft
- Spacing
- 0.5–1 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- May, June, July
- Bloom colors
- red, orange, yellow
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies
- Landscape uses
- border
- Native states
- AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, IA, ID, IL, IN, KY, MO, MT, NM, NV, OH, OK, OR, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WV, WY