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Erysimum 'Chelsea Jacket'

Erysimum 'Chelsea jacket'

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Capparales
Family: Brassicae[?]
Genus: Erysimum
Cultivar: Chelsea jacket
Binomial name
Erysimum

Description
small, short-lived perennial usually grown for its long-lasting and brightly coloured flowers. Closely related to Cheiranthus[?]. This plant has been given an RHS Award of Garden Merit[?].
Size
height 30 cm, prostrate habit.
Habitat
likes full sun and well-drained soil, and is hardy.
Flowers
continually from late spring to late summer. Flowers start off yellow then fade through tangerine to purple, often with a succession of colours on the same flower head.



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