Melianthus major

Honey flower. Striking evergreen shrub to 8’ tall and wide grown primarily for its bold and highly textural foliage. Plants bear large, blue-green leaves that are coarsely serrated and extremely pungent when brushed against; one common name, Touch-me-not, gives the gardener polite warning. Tall brownish-red flowering racemes appear in summer, but in truth it is the foliage

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Family: MELIANTHACEAE Scientific name: Melianthus major Common Name: Honey Bush Native to South Africa Melianthus major, also referred to as the honey bush, is a large shrub growing to a height of …

RHS Wisley Gardens near Ripley, Surrey. The Wisley Autumn Plant Fair ... and the Surrey Sculpture Trail ... plus the usual lovely walk around the gardens. Luckily the rain held off until just as we were leaving. Melianthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Francoaceae, native to elevated grassland in South Africa. A common name for these plants is honey flower, which is also the English translation of the Latin name. This name also attaches to the species Melianthus comosus and…

Find essential tips for growing honey bush, a fast-growing tropical plant with large, attractive blue-green leaflets.

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This is a favorite plant of many folks but I was out taking a few pictures in my parking strips and was struck by the freshness and beauty of Melianthus major 'Antonow's Blue' so it's my favorite this week. "A selection of the Honey Bush from the late Steve Antonow's garden in Seattle where every plant was impeccably grown. This has superb blue leaves which can reach 20" long and the plant itself can get 6'-10' high. Odd reddish-brown flowers." - Kelly Dodson. The color contrasts of the…