Bowles Mauve Wallflower
Erysimum linifolium
Also listed as Cheiranthus linifolius, Dichroanthus linifolius
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Bowles Mauve is a long-blooming evergreen perennial with slender grey-green foliage and mauve-purple flowers that bloom nearly year-round in mild climates. As a sterile hybrid, it won't self-seed aggressively, making it a reliable ornamental for sunny garden spots.
Why grow it
Bowles Mauve Wallflower offers extended bloom periods compared to many temperate wallflowers, often flowering from late winter through summer in mild climates. Its sterile hybrid status reduces volunteer seedlings in garden beds, making it easier to manage than fertile wallflower species. The grey-green foliage provides year-round structure, and the plant tolerates poor, well-drained soils typical of sunny sites where many ornamentals struggle.
Watch out for
This cultivar performs best in mild climates and may decline or die back severely in areas with sustained freezing temperatures or heavy snow. Flowering can diminish or stop entirely during hot, dry summers, and the plant benefits from afternoon shade in regions with intense heat. Stem rot may develop in poorly drained soils or during extended wet periods, so site selection and soil preparation are important for longevity.
Overview
- Form
- Growth Rate
- Size
- Dormancy
- Family
- Brassicaceae
Native Range
Garden hybrid (derived from Mediterranean Erysimum species)
Seasonality
Bloom Season
Season of Interest
Notable Cultivars
Bowles Mauve is itself the principal cultivar of note, prized for extended flowering; no major sub-cultivars are widely recognized.
Shrub
Woody multi-stem plants at eye level.
Succession Role
Tolerances & Soil
Establishment & Care
- Establishment
- Maintenance
- Propagation
Bowles Mauve is a long-blooming evergreen perennial with slender grey-green foliage and mauve-purple flowers that bloom nearly year-round in mild climates. As a sterile hybrid, it won't self-seed aggressively, making it a reliable ornamental for sunny garden spots.
Climate Match for your location
See how well Bowles Mauve Wallflower grows in your area.
Enter your ZIP code and we'll show you how this plant fits your local climate.
Why grow it
Bowles Mauve Wallflower offers extended bloom periods compared to many temperate wallflowers, often flowering from late winter through summer in mild climates. Its sterile hybrid status reduces volunteer seedlings in garden beds, making it easier to manage than fertile wallflower species. The grey-green foliage provides year-round structure, and the plant tolerates poor, well-drained soils typical of sunny sites where many ornamentals struggle.
Watch out for
This cultivar performs best in mild climates and may decline or die back severely in areas with sustained freezing temperatures or heavy snow. Flowering can diminish or stop entirely during hot, dry summers, and the plant benefits from afternoon shade in regions with intense heat. Stem rot may develop in poorly drained soils or during extended wet periods, so site selection and soil preparation are important for longevity.
Overview
- Form
- Growth Rate
- Size
- Dormancy
- Family
- Brassicaceae
Native Range
Garden hybrid (derived from Mediterranean Erysimum species)
Seasonality
Bloom Season
Season of Interest
Shrub
Woody multi-stem plants at eye level.
Succession Role
Tolerances & Soil
Establishment & Care
- Establishment
- Maintenance
- Propagation
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Companion Planting
Plants well with
Notable Cultivars
Bowles Mauve is itself the principal cultivar of note, prized for extended flowering; no major sub-cultivars are widely recognized.