Melianthus major
Honey flower, Honey bush, Great honey flower
Melianthus Melianthus
M. major - M. major is an erect to spreading, borderline hardy, evergreen shrub or subshrub with pinnate leaves divided into narrowly ovate, coarsely toothed, grey-green to blue-green leaflets and spike-like racemes of maroon to reddish-brown flowers from late spring to midsummer.
Melianthus major is: Evergreen
The flower is scented.
Erect, Spreading
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Maroon, Reddish-brown in Spring; Reddish-brown, Maroon in Summer
Grey-green, Blue-green in All seasons
Glasshouse red spider mite , Glasshouse whitefly Glasshouse red spider mite , Glasshouse whitefly
Pruning group 7 or 8.
Division, Softwood cuttings
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Melianthus major (Honey flower) will reach a height of 2.5m and a spread of 2.5m after 5-10 years.
City, Hedging/Screens, Beds and borders, Wallside and trellises, Architectural, Containers
Plant in moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil in full sun with shelter from cold, drying winds. Apply a thick, dry mulch in winter to protect from excessive winter wet. Or, plant in a container, setting it outside in summer and overwintering under glass in winter.
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Moist but well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South
Sheltered
Tender in frost (H3)
The soft white-green leaves are a good companion to plants with purple flowers
Melianthus major
Honey flower, Honey bush, Great honey flower
Melianthus Melianthus
M. major - M. major is an erect to spreading, borderline hardy, evergreen shrub or subshrub with pinnate leaves divided into narrowly ovate, coarsely toothed, grey-green to blue-green leaflets and spike-like racemes of maroon to reddish-brown flowers from late spring to midsummer.
South Africa
Evergreen
The flower is scented.
Erect, Spreading
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
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Maroon, Reddish-brown in Spring; Reddish-brown, Maroon in Summer
Grey-green, Blue-green in All seasons
Glasshouse red spider mite , Glasshouse whitefly
Pruning group 7 or 8.
Division, Softwood cuttings
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Melianthus major (Honey flower) will reach a height of 2.5m and a spread of 2.5m after 5-10 years.
City, Hedging/Screens, Beds and borders, Wallside and trellises, Architectural, Containers
Plant in moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil in full sun with shelter from cold, drying winds. Apply a thick, dry mulch in winter to protect from excessive winter wet. Or, plant in a container, setting it outside in summer and overwintering under glass in winter.
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Moist but well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South
Sheltered
Tender in frost (H3)
Zone 11, Zone 10, Zone 9, Zone 8
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The soft white-green leaves are a good companion to plants with purple flowers
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