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Melianthus major Honey bush

Honey bush Melianthus major , photo by Howard Rice
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  • Honey bush Melianthus major , photo by Howard Rice
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Plant details

  • Common Name: Honey bush
  • Genus: Melianthus
  • Species: major
  • Skill Level: experienced
  • Exposure: full sun
  • Hardiness: tender
  • Soil type: dry, moist, sandy, well-drained/light
  • Height: 2.25m
  • Spread: 2m
  • Time to plant seeds: March to May

Formerly grown as a greenhouse and conservatory foliage plant, this attractive shrub is almost hardy in very mild gardens if planted in a warm sunny border and given a protective mulch in winter. Usually it is grown for ornamental bedding purposes, either as a taller highlight among flowering plants, or in large pots as a patio foliage plant. If kept as a perennial, it needs a minimum winter temperature of 4-7C (40-45F), and may be propagated by division and basal suckers, as well as summer cuttings. It is easy from seed, however, as a half-hardy annual. The Royal Horticultural Society has given it its prestigious Award of Garden Merit (AGM).

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