Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Erysimum menziesii (Hook.) Wettst. |
Synonyms | Hesperis menziesii Hook. |
Erysimum grandiflorum Nutt. | |
Parrya menziesii (Hook.) Greene | |
Habitat | sands and rocks |
Altitude | 0-300m |
Description | basal leaves oblong, at apex widest, 3-15cm long, sometimes with few teeth, stem leaves smaller, flowers ca. 2cm across, siliques erect and oblique, compressed, to 5cm long |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | open site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Southwestern U.S.A. (California) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | BRASSICACEAE
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