In frost-free areas, wallflowers can be grown as perennials, but in colder climates are generally treated as annuals or biennials.
If saving until next season remove the old flower heads to prevent the plant making seeds
Treat as a biennial, sow seeds in late summer to early winter for spring flowering, or later winter to early spring for autumn flowering.
Wallflower is half hardy, so ensure you wait until all danger of frost has passed in your area before considering planting outside - as a guideline, the minimum temperature outside should be approximately 10°C / 50°F.Useful as a fragrant cut flower.
These estimates for how long Wallflower takes to sprout, grow and harvest are from real observations from real gardeners, right around the world.
Average 21 days | Min days | Max days (0)
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Average 80 days | Min days | Max days (0)
Formerly used in medicine to treat spasm and as a perfume
Aegean Wallflower, English Wallflower, Giroflée, Revenelle, Goldlack, Alhelí, Violacciocca
Cheiranthus cheiri
Misspellings: Wall Flower