Another useful and beautiful set of plants.

that is a very helpful and pretty blog ~ thanks spritz ~ i have 2 new ones this year so i shall try to take the cuttings as you suggested.

It is a revelation to see the variety available from one species, Spritz. I like the fact they can bloom for such a long period...I will see about finding these at the GC...soon I hope!

You've spent valuable time sorting this blog and all the photos...thank you so much. I've favourited it so I can refer back to it....I never retain all the information I find here on GoY!

I`m glad you explained about the wallflowers as that is what I thought some of them were,very pretty Spritz...

Very nice blog. I havent got any of these but after seeing this blog I think its time I got some. Lovely.

these are wonderful plants and apart from a yellow one probably golden ball and Bowles mauve I lost my apricot delight and 2 others :o(

I agree though Spritz a great little group of plants that flower for ages.

You have so many pretty plants in your garden Spritz - it must have taken you ages to build them all up. Your pics are particularly lovely - let's hope you get a good display this year.

I am a big fan Spritz they flower for so long. I will put E. ‘Little Kiss Lilac’ and ‘Hector’s Gate’ on my wish list.

Smashing Blog and lovely photos Spritz, thanks for showing us,

I came looking for rudbekia, but found your lovely blog, what gorgous colours I think I can find room for some of these, although my soil has gone like concrete over the winter, got to do some digging, annoying when its so hard all around the plants. lovely blog spritz.

Well, well, I learned again, truly thought Erysimums were Wallflowers duh!!well I will look for them, my Wallflowers are spectacular in my garden & my Bowles Mauve(4) I had for 7 yrs. But I absolutely shaved all flowers off them as soon as they started getting leggy, & less flowers a lot of work, but they were great. Will post some photos of them. They got huge, and very bushy with a fullness that was great.
Great photos once again. Thx.

Exellent blog and photo's and informative as ever.

lovely blog and pictures barbara, lots of different colour,so pretty ;o)

Thanks, all. I hoped you'd enjoy it and find it useful. :-))

The 'Apricot Delights go really well with your Heucheras Barbara- really nice border colour scheme.

Thanks, Anne. I keep it to the three colours, which is a challenge in itself, but fun too. :-))

What a delightful selection, everyone a winner, we would grow more if we had the room, we grew Bowles mauve for many years, but there are so many lovely ones to buy now, I really, really am running out of room.....but have a cunning plan!!

I might have known it, Dd! <;@D

That border in the second photo is gorgeous, the colours just blend well together. Can you plaese tell me the name of the Huechera and the yellow Daisy? I didn't realise Erysimums, were such pretty plants, but now I do thanks to you!

Yes - the Heuchera is 'Palace Purple' and the daisy is a Doronicum 'Little Leo'. I'm glad you know about Erysimums now. :-))

Thanks for the compliment.

I'm definitely, going to have some of those 'Apricot twist' the 'purple peach' & 'Constant Cheer'. Can you tell me please, which nursery you use for those? What a pity 'Little Kiss Lilac' didn't survive. It has even less chance here!

You'll find Apricot Delight/Twist in most GCs. As for the others, I think your best bet is the RHS Plantfinder. There's an enormous selection of them! I expect you'll find a Nursery in your area. :-)

http://apps.rhs.org.uk/rhsplantfinder/plantfinder2.asp?crit=Erysimum&Genus=Erysimum

Thank You!

Aren't they lovely Spritz. I've bought eight recently, most variegated apart from bowles mauve. I was so pleased to find them on Walsall market...4 for a fiver! They're just starting to flower now. I had to get them home on the bus. I'll put a pic on soon:-)

That was a fantastic price, Ba. Well done you. :-)

I would love to find Erysimum here in France after seeing your lovely photos and reading the descriptions. the trouble is, the Garden Centres don't use latin names much and unless a plant is in bloom and I know it, it is so difficult with the French names unless they are similar....Pensee (Pansy)...Oeillet d'inde is a Marigold :-)

Hi Troddles, try giroflees, accent on first e. They are certainly wallflowers:-)

They might be the non-hardy biennial ones though, Ba.

I have no idea of the French for 'Erysimum' Troddles - I am sorry. Maybe if your GCs are anything like ours, and sell 'Bowles Mauve' you could look at the plant label?

Brilliant collection Spritz. I didnt know there were so many. Have had Bowles Mauve and Apricot Twist and bought Winter Orchid this year. Must look out for the others. Lovely blog and great colour schemes...as always!

Thanks Tetra - please could you tell me where you got 'Winter Orchid'? That's one that the mail-order Nursery wasn't able to send me. :-(

Bought it from ebay Spritz. They dont have it listed any longer, but Im glad I looked because there are two others, Winter Rouge and Winter Sorbet!

My 'Winter Sorbet' is in bloom - I got that from the RHS offer. I'll post its photo.

What a shame about 'Winter Orchid' though. :-(

I will see how mine grows on this year as it was only a plug so still small. I may be able to strike some cuttings later. If successful I will send you one. Oh, by the bye, I am sat in the office with a tray of Lychnis seeds in the window..Dusky Pink..and the tray is starting to look very green! Thanks Spritz
(mind you its one thing to have a tray of growing seeds..its a long way to a flower in the garden, but with luck I wont damp them off or kill them some other way lol!)

Thanks, Tetra - that would be very kind. I'm pleased about your seedlings. I hope they'll thrive! :-))))

Spritz, if you type in erysimum winter orchid in google search box you'll find quite a few places have them including Hayloft and Sarah Ravens (in case you are impatient) Hello Tet \0/ :-)

You know me so well, Ba. LOL. Ta muchly. :-))

Hi BA, thought you had gone on a retreat! Im pretty impatient too, and get all excited over a new range of plants. Cant wait to see all the different varieties available, and then I realised...I dont have enough space!

I've bought loads..of everything:-)

Naturally! lol.