Erysimum allionii Zwerg Mango - Wallflower

Erysimum Zwerg Mango is part of a new line of Wallflowers selected for their precocity, floribundity, hardiness, and very compact, dense cushion habit. It is a small plant with evergreen foliage that produces many small orange flowers for weeks, from spring to the middle of summer. Ideal for rockeries, gravel beds, on walls, it is also an excellent variety for ornamental patios and sunny balconies.

Erysimum Zwerg Mango is a horticultural hybrid resulting from the cross-breeding of several species of Erysimum and Cheiranthus, plants similar to wallflowers that originate from limestone and dry areas of southern Europe, central Asia, and North America. All these plants belong to the Brassicaceae or Cruciferous family. This Zwerg Mango variety is a hardy perennial, but its lifespan is limited: it is often considered a biennial that flowers in the second year before disappearing. It is distinguished by its compact and bushy habit not exceeding 20-25 cm (8-10in) in height and 35 cm (14in) in spread, as well as by its long flowering period from April-May to June-July. The particularly generous flowering consists of clusters of small flowers ranging from orange to yellow. The flowers are small, 1.5 cm (1in) but grouped in clusters and open successively. Sometimes, there is a small summer repeat-flowering if this plant is pruned. Its dark green foliage, evergreen in winter, is composed of small dentate leaves. It is also decorative due to the contrast it creates with the flowers. This plant, which requires well-drained soil, will survive our normal winters, but its foliage may be slightly damaged by very severe frosts.

Erysimum Zwerg Mango is a perfect small plant for all sunny and slightly dry, rocky areas of the garden, but also on the patio or in a planter placed against sun-drenched wall. It can be associated with small alpine phlox, erodiums, and other low-growing perennial plants such as creeping gypsophila, cerastiums, diascias, stachys, catmints, lobelias, and other shrubby salvias. In short, it is adored...