| San Francisco Wallflower | |
| Erysimum franciscanum |
Very pretty flowering
annual native to coastal areas around San Francisco. This wallflower is
very rare and is endagered in the wild. Pretty bright yellow flower stalks
bloom from spring to early summer. It grows wild on dunes, coastal bluffs, and
clear hillsides near the ocean.
Description: Short flowering annual, only to a foot or two.
Hardiness: Annual. Not frost hardy, will reseed in areas of frost.
Growing Environment: Grows very well in rocky or sandy soils.
Needs only moderate water.
Propagation: By seeds.
Uses: A very uncommon but pretty ornamental.
Native Range: California, native range includes coastal hills in Sonoma, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara counties. May also extend to Santa Cruz.