The Wallflower (Erysimum cheiri) is a flowering herbaceous biennial plant in the Brassicaceae family.
It is native to Greece.
It grows to 15-80 centimetres (6-31 inches) tall.
The leaves are narrow and pointy, and up to 20 centimetres (8 inches) long. At the top of the stem is an inflorescence of purplish-green sepals and bright yellow flowers with red veins and streaks. Some varieties are in the ‘Sunset’ series because they are red and gold.
The fruit is long and narrow.
Photographed in the Botanical Garden, Paris, April 2021.
Photographer: Martina Nicolls
MARTINA NICOLLS