A new Erysimum plant particularly distinguished by flowers which change color through the season starting out as purple-mauve changing to peach and by its upright, long flower stems that are held above green linear foliage is disclosed.

BACKGROUND OF THE NEW PLANT

The present invention comprises a new and distinct cultivar ofErysimum,botanically known asErysimum linifoliumand hereinafter referred to by the cultivar name ‘Jenny Brook’. The new cultivar was discovered in a cultivated garden in Cerdigion, Wales in 2001. Both the male and female parents are unknown individual plants ofErysimum.‘Jenny Brook’ was first propagated in 2001 in Cerdigion, Wales.

The new cultivar was discovered in Cerdigion, Wales in 2001 and has been asexually reproduced repeatedly by vegetative cuttings over a 7-year period in Cerdigion, Wales and Lancaster, Pa. The present invention has been found to retain its distinctive characteristics through successive asexual propagations.

Plant Breeder's Rights for this cultivar were applied for in the European Union on Apr. 19, 2006. ‘Jenny Brook’ has not been made publicly available more than one year prior to filing of this application.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The following are the most outstanding and distinguishing characteristics of this new cultivar when grown under normal horticultural practices in Cerdigion, Wales and Lancaster, Pa.1. Flowers change color through the season starting out as purple-mauve changing to peach; and2. Upright, long flower stems that are held above green linear foliage.

DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW CULTIVAR

The following detailed descriptions set forth the distinctive characteristics of ‘Jenny Brook’. The data which define these characteristics were collected from asexual reproductions carried out in Lancaster, Pa. The plant history was taken on one-year-old plants grown outdoors. Color readings were taken outdoors under natural light. Color references primarily to the R.H.S. Colour Chart of The Royal Horticultural Society of London (R.H.S.) (2001 edition).

DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW PLANT

COMPARISON WITH COMMERCIAL CULTIVARS

‘Jenny Brook’ differs from the commercial cultivar ‘Bowles Mauve’ (unpatented) in that ‘Jenny Brook’ has flowers that change color through the flowering season from purple-mauve to peach, while ‘Bowles Mauve’ has flowers that are lilac and pink.