// SPECIES PROFILE · ANNUAL · NATIVE

Shy wallflower

Erysimum inconspicuum

Shy wallflower (Erysimum inconspicuum) is a annual in the — family. Native range includes KS, MO. Hardy in zones 1a–10b. Blooms Mar–Mar.

// QUICK FACTS

Family: —
Group: annual
Native range: Native to 29 U.S. states, including AK, AZ, CO, IA, ID, IL…
USDA hardiness: Zones 1a–10b
Mature size: —
Sun: —
Water: —
Bloom: Mar–Mar
Wildlife value: Pollinator and wildlife support
Ecological role: native species profile

Shy wallflower (Erysimum inconspicuum) — *Erysimum inconspicuum* — Shy wallflower. Photo via iNaturalist — (c) Dustin Snider, some rights reserved (CC BY).

Field Notes

[ growing · ecology · siting · care ]

Shy wallflower (Erysimum inconspicuum) is a annual in the — family. Native range includes KS, MO. Hardy in zones 1a–10b. Blooms Mar–Mar.

Why it's on this list: native species profile. Native-range data from the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center (NPIN), cross-checked against iNaturalist observations. Part of Rooted Revival's regional native plant catalog — true natives for Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri and Kansas.

Companion Planting

[ guild · polyculture · cross-layer pairings ]

In the same native range, shy wallflower pairs naturally with: Common Sunflower (Helianthus annuus), Tower rockcress (Arabis glabra), Hairy rockcress (Arabis hirsuta), Creamflower rockcress (Arabis hirsuta var. pycnocarpa).