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It was my first year growing wallflowers and to be fair the results were disappointing. The flowers were sparse and in many instances the plants did not produce flower buds. Loads of lush leaves but no flowers. Has anyone any ideas why this happened?
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Did you feed them?All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb. -
Wallflowers are brassicas and as such would benefit from a sprinkling of lime at planting time.My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)
Diversify & prosper
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Did you grow from seed this year? If so you won't get much of a show until next year. Chop them back and feed them and then wait
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Don't feed wallflowers, or you'll get lush green growth at the expense of flowers.
As the name suggests, they can grow in walls without any soil at all. They really love poor soilAll gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.Comment
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As TS and the others say, don't feed them. They are often sold as annuals, but I find that they do better as biennials. The only ones that I'm going to pull up are the ones that have already flowered for two years and are quite woody now. The smaller plants will be cut back and should flower well next year.Comment
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