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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Plant Height: 6-36 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Other: March-July
Pollinators: Various insects
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Western Wallflower
  • Coastal Wallflower
  • Alpine Wallflower
  • Sand-Dune Wallflower

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Location: Southern Pines, NC (Weymouth road)
Date: May 3, 2023
Western wallflower # 215 nn; AG p. 71, 10-14-?; KHB p. 449, 81-31
Location: Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2022-04-23
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Location: Southern Pines, NC (Weymouth road)
Date: May 3, 2023
Western wallflower # 215 nn; AG p. 71, 10-14-?; KHB p. 449, 81-31
Location: Southern Pines, NC (Weymouth road)
Date: May 3, 2023
Western wallflower # 215 nn; AG p. 71, 10-14-?; KHB p. 449, 81-31
Location: My garden, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; zone 3.
Date: 2014-05-02 
Seeds germinate in 4 days at room temperature after 4 weeks of st
Location: My garden, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; zone 3.
Date: 2013-08-03 
Blooming in first year from seed.
Location: My garden, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; zone 3.
Date: 2013-03-09

Date: June
credit: Matt Lavin
Location: Olympic National Park
photo credit: Walter Siegmund
Location: Olympic National Park
photo credit: Walter Siegmund
Location: Olympic National Park
photo credit: Walter Siegmund
Location: Western wallflower (Erysimum capitatum) on Mount Diablo Bald Ridge Trail
Date: 2009-04-15
Photo courtesy of: Miguel Vieira
Location: My garden, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; zone 3.
Date: 2013-03-03
Location: My garden, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; zone 3.
Date: 2014-02-15 
Seeds germinated in 4 days at room temperature after 4 weeks cold
Location: Western wallflower (Erysimum capitatum) Boulder NCAR Trail
Date: 2010-06-09
Photo courtesy of: Miguel Vieira
Comments:
  • Posted by KFredenburg (Black Hills, SD - Zone 5a) on Jul 20, 2020 9:28 PM concerning plant:
    Range: British Columbia and Idaho; south to Southern California and New Mexico.
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