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<i>Erysimum cheiri</i> 'Fire King'

<i>Erysimum cheiri</i> 'Fire King'

<i>Erysimum cheiri</i> 'Fire King'

Erysimum cheiri 'Fire King'

wallflower

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approx 500 seeds £2.99

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Position: full sun
Soil: poor to moderately fertile, well-drained, neutral to alkaline soil
Rate of growth: average to fast-growing
Flowering period: March to May
Hardiness: fully hardy

These bright orange-red wallflowers will provide a stunning display display in early spring, particularly when under-planted with deep deep red, orange or yellow coloured tulips. Often grown as a a biennial, you can plant them in large drifts throughout the border, or fill your patio pots with them.
Garden care:Start them off in a cold frame or greenhouse using good quality compost. Sow the seeds 5mm deep and keep moist (but not waterlogged) until they germinate. Thin out as soon as they are large enough to handle, potting them into individual pots. Harden off slowly before planting outside in summer. Late sowings can be done direct. Wallflowers like good drainage, so take care not to over-water. Regular dead-heading will prolong the display even further.
Sow: March-July
Flowering: March to May
Approximate quantity: 500 seeds.

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Plant doctor
Crocus tips

Stunning!

5

Very successful sowing of seeds last summer and planted out in autumn in drifts amongst the borders. They look absolutely fantastic now, the garden is full of colour and the scent is wonderful. Going to sow more for a repeat performance next spring.

Bee Gee

Derbyshire

2018-05-04

i would recommend this product

3

Hi,Would have liked a reminder to pinch tips out on the packet.Having said that managed to grow 500+ plants from one packet.About half planted in the garden,where they are bushing out(?)nicely.The other half still in pots looking sorry for themselves beink talland spindly.Popeye s Olive Oil of the plant world if you like:-)Any suggestions what to do with them ? Thanks

Wol

Newcastle Staffordshire

2016-12-09

2000026187

4.0 2

100.0

are the seeds of this plant viable if left to self seed or collected at the end of the flowering season?

Cybercrow 2015-04-17

Hello, These do set seed, however I cannot guarantee that the seedlings will be the same as the parent plant.

2015-05-14

Helen

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