Erysimum kotschyanum 'Orange Flame' /Orange Flame Erysimum

Plant in fall in for best spring flowering in the deep south
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Plant in fall in for best spring flowering in the deep south	Can serve as a temporary ground cover with its sprawling growth habit	Plant produces many orange to yellowish flowers until the weather become hot

Plant in fall in for best spring flowering in the deep south

Can serve as a temporary ground cover with its sprawling growth habit

Plant produces many orange to yellowish flowers until the weather become hot


Scientific Name:	Erysimum kotschyanum 'Orange Flame'
Common Name:	Orange Flame Erysimum
Leaf Type:	Broadleaf
Hardiness Zone:	6, 7, 8 Determine Your Zone
Height:	Under 1 foot
Spread:	to 1 foot
Bloom time:	Spring, Summer
Flower color:	Orange
Light Exposure:	Sun
Drainage:	Well drained, Moist
Rate of Growth:	Moderate
Water Requirement:	Medium
Maintenance Level:	Low
Comments:	It is grown as an annual in areas that have very high summer temperatures. It has orange flowers that tend to be yellow-orange. Greatest flower production is in spring when plants can be covered with blossoms. Grows well in full sun, except as weather become hot it likes afternoon shade. It seldom lives more that one flowering season in the deep south. Plants tend to be trailing specimens seldom exceeding 6 inches in height.