[Paul Plots]

I've just transplanted about 100 good sized healthy Siberian wallflowers into my parents front gaden from a nursery bed on the plot.

But... I was surprised to see some had aleady come into flower.  :blink:

Can anyone tell me please:

• Is this normal for Siberian wallflowers?
• Should I nip the flowers out or leave them to get on with it?
• If they have flowered now, will they flower again in the Spring?

I've grown wallflowers before but this is my first time with Siberian.

[Hey Jude]

Sorry Learner I've no idea - I thought I was quite well up on flowers but I obviously know diddly squat as I've never even heard of the Siberian ones!!!!

[mumofstig]

I'd nip the flowers off for now Learner. Unless you are lucky they tend to die back after flowering, and you don't want them doing that now

A bit of a cold snap should stop them trying to flower until until spring, hopefully.

[Paul Plots]

Siberian wallflowers were quite common years ago but slipped from popularity... being replaced by mixed colour varieties.

My mum loves the vivid orange/yellow so asked me to look out for them. In the spring I came across a packet of seed......

They've grown well but the early flowering confused me..

Nipping out the flower tips (and keeping fingers crossed) makes good sense - thanks mumofstig

If anyone else has expierence of these little beauties I'd love to know.

[Hey Jude]

Learner are they called Siberian Wallflower on the packet? I grow a couple of single colour ones as I prefer those to the mixed (although the mixed are lovely).

[Paul Plots]

I've grown some single colour varieties too. Last year, as well as mixed, I tried scarlet something or other for our own front garden. It was quite impressive.

Siberian Wallflowers can be found here: Link

They are a particular type rather than just a single colour strain.

Does that make sense? I'm not sure it does 

[Hey Jude]

Thanks Learner for the link, I'll have a go at these next year - I love the one's I grow now, but I always like trying something new - and Lord know's, there's plenty out there to try!!!

[Thrift]

You did say they are Siberian Learner ..... it's probably spring to them.  

I have my spring wallflowers starting to flower now though and I think mum's advice is probably the best, although I hate pinching out flowers. Also have the snaps still going strong despite zero temperatures at night  

[Paul Plots]

Thanks Learner for the link, I'll have a go at these next year - I love the one's I grow now, but I always like trying something new - and Lord know's, there's plenty out there to try!!!

That's the problem with this garening lark - there are so many varieties of so many things.

It gets very hard to be selective in the end!  :blink: