Erysimum ‘Bowles Mauve’ – Long-Flowering Evergreen Perennial for Months of Colour

Add effortless, long-lasting colour to your garden with Erysimum 'Bowles Mauve'. This much-loved evergreen perennial produces generous waves of soft mauve-purple flowers over many months, creating reliable colour from spring right through summer and often beyond.

Its neat grey-green foliage provides year-round structure, while the tall flower spikes bring a relaxed, natural feel to borders and containers. Exceptionally versatile, it works beautifully in gravel gardens, sunny borders, coastal planting schemes, and patio pots.

A magnet for bees and pollinators, ‘Bowles Mauve’ is also ideal for wildlife-friendly gardens and blends effortlessly with roses, salvias, and ornamental grasses.

Why You’ll Love It

• Months of repeat mauve-purple flowering
• Evergreen foliage for year-round interest
• Excellent for bees and pollinators
• Perfect for borders, pots, and gravel gardens
• Works well in naturalistic planting schemes
• Tough, reliable, and easy to grow

Plant Details

• Botanical Name: Erysimum ‘Bowles Mauve’
• Common Name: Wallflower
• Pot Size: 2L
• Flower Colour: Mauve-purple
• Foliage: Evergreen grey-green leaves
• Plant Type: Evergreen perennial (short-lived but long-flowering)
• Height & Spread: Approx. 60–90cm x 45–60cm
• Position: Full sun (best flowering) to light shade
• Soil Type: Free-draining soil essential
• Hardiness: Hardy in Irish gardens (avoid waterlogged sites)
• Flowering Period: Extended spring to summer (often longer with trimming)

Perfect For

• Sunny borders
• Gravel gardens
• Patio containers
• Coastal gardens
• Wildlife-friendly planting
• Mixed perennial schemes

Easy-going and reliably colourful, Erysimum ‘Bowles Mauve’ is a garden favourite for good reason — it keeps performing with minimal fuss while bringing soft, continuous colour to the planting scheme.