THE ORANGE WALLFLOWER.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20484, 11 August 1928, Page 3

THE ORANGE WALLFLOWER.

A particularly welcome touch _ of colour—bright orange—is introduced into the spring garden by this plant, Cheiranthus Allionii. It is a plant that looks best growing in bold masses, and is particularly charming in informal groups in the rockery, especially if grown with the magenta form of aubrietia. For bedding, it must rank with the best of the wallflowers, for it is remarkably even in growth, besides being of dwarf stature. It is just as easy to raise from seed as the common wallflower, though it may be sown three weeks or a month later than these, or there is danger that the plants will flower prematurely in autumn. Otherwise, cultivation at all stages is just the same, care being taken not to enrich the soil with fresh manure, and planting out in ground that has been well firmed by treading with the foot. Closely related to the orange wallflower is Erysimum linifolium, though in this case the flowers are of a delightful shade of clear mauve. This is quite an unusual flower in the average garden, but it is one with charms that assure it a permanent place once it has been tried. Where an old, moss-covered wall of either brick or stone exists, a few seeds of Erysimum linifolium scattered in the chinks along the top will result in the establishment of colonies of extremely pretty plants, which will bloom with great persistence on what appears to be an utterly barren feeding ground.—B. D. S., in Amateur Gardening.