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San Francisco Wallflower

Erysimum franciscanum

Very pretty flowering annual native to coastal areas around San Francisco. This wallflower is very rare and is endangered 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.

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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.

Related Species

Brassicaceae  
Barbarea verna
Winter Cress
San Francisco Wallflower
Erysimum franciscanum
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