Conservation Plant (HPS Number P183)
Introduced: 2010
By: Norfolk & Suffolk Group
Conservation Plant
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Conservation Scheme information for Erysimum ‘Ruston Royal’
- ID: P183
- Introduced: 2010
- By: Norfolk & Suffolk Group
- Reason: Discovered as a chance seedling at East Ruston Old Vicarage. Alan Gray believes this to be a cross between Erysimum ‘Bowles Mauve’ and a Canary Island species.
- Verified by: not known
- Description: Short-lived evergreen perennial.
- Dimensions: 70cm x 50cm
- Flowers: Flower spikes have both light and dark mauve cruciform flowers together.
- Foliage: Evergreen, lanceolate bright green, heavily-serrated leaves.
- Soil: Neutral to alkaline soil. Free-draining.
- Aspect: Full sun
- Pests: Like all brassicas they can be susceptible to flea beetle damage which appears as small holes in the leaves. Club root can be a problem if the soil is too acid.
- Cultivation: Short-lived perennial with typical lifespan of 3-4 yrs so needs to be propagated regularly.
- Propagation: Take soft or semi-ripe cuttings to root in gritty compost under glass, with or without heat.
Extended plant information for Erysimum ‘Ruston Royal’
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Erysimum x marshallii
Erysimum torulosum
Erysimum scoparium ex ‘La Palma’
Erysimum scoparium
Erysimum scoparium
Erysimum rhaeticum
Erysimum red flowers
Erysimum odoratum
Erysimum mutabile ‘Variegatum’ (v)
Erysimum mutabile
Erysimum mutabile
Erysimum mixed colours
Erysimum linifolium ‘Variegatum’ (v)
Erysimum linifolium
Erysimum krendlii
Erysimum hungaricum
Erysimum helveticum
Erysimum helveticum
Erysimum ex Fordhall Organic Farm, white flowers
Erysimum ex ‘Red Jep’
Erysimum ex ‘Canaries Yellow’
Erysimum ex ‘Bredon’
Erysimum ex ‘Audrey’s Pink’
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Erysimum cheiri ex dark maroon form
Armoracia rusticana ‘Variegata’ (v)
Iberis white flowers
Cardamine pratensis
Iberis mixed
Lunaria annua ex ‘Variegata’ (v)
Cardamine quinquefolia
Aubrieta gracilis ‘Kitte Blue’
Erysimum odoratum
Erysimum cheiranthoides
Aethionema grandiflorum
Vegetable Winter Salad mixed leaves truly hardy
Erysimum cheiri
Cardamine kitaibelii
Erysimum ‘Mrs L.K. Elmhirst’
Lunaria annua ‘Chedglow’
Schivereckia podolica
Arabis alpina subsp. caucasica ‘Variegata’ (v)
Iberis gibraltarica
Alliaria petiolata
Arabis ferdinandi-coburgi ‘Old Gold’ (v)
Aethionema grandiflorum
Brassica oleracea
Hesperis matronalis ‘Lilacina Flore Pleno’ (d)