Wallflower Plants

How to choose wallflowers

When choosing your wallflower, consider the colour scheme of your garden and the length of the flowering season you desire. Our modern perennial varieties are supplied as robust potted plants, ready to provide instant structure and colour. Unlike traditional biennial types, these will flower for months on end and return year after year, making them a fantastic investment for long-term displays in sunny borders and containers.

Which wallflowers come back every year?

All the wallflower varieties here are hardy perennials that will flower for you year after year. This includes the nation's favourite Erysimum ‘Bowles Mauve' and the fragrant, colour-changing Erysimum ‘Constant Cheer', which provide a lasting presence in your garden.

Which wallflower variety is best for long-lasting colour?

For an exceptionally long flowering period, Erysimum ‘Bowles Mauve' is unbeatable, often producing its rich purple blooms for ten months of the year. For a dynamic and colourful display, the vibrant wallflower ‘Harlequin Mixed' also offers a succession of flowers from spring through to late summer.

Are wallflowers suitable for pots and containers?

Wallflowers are ideal for pots and containers due to their compact and bushy habit. They provide months of colour and fragrance right where you can appreciate them most. Our Erysimum ‘Trio' collection is perfect for creating a balanced and beautiful container display with minimal effort.

Are wallflowers good for wildlife?

Wallflowers are excellent for wildlife. Their long flowering season provides continuous nectar for bees, butterflies, and other pollinators from early spring onwards, making any of Suttons’ varieties a brilliant choice for an eco-friendly garden.

Where to grow wallflowers

Wallflowers are perfect for growing in beds and borders, pots, containers, and hanging baskets. Their hardy nature makes them a highly versatile plant typically flowering from March to May in full sun. A nectar-rich flower, this is a great choice for encouraging bees and other pollinators.

How to plant wallflowers

Wallflower roots may look a little shrivelled on arrival, but this is nothing to worry about – just give them a soak for a couple of hours before planting into holes big enough to lay out the roots. Tamp down firmly to remove air pockets from the soil and water in. A mulch will help to protect the roots while they settle in. 

Wallflowers are a traditional favourite and well-suited to almost every garden. If you’d like to know more about growing flowers, head over to our ‘Flower Growing Guides’ section for an wealth of information on growing lots of different flowers.