Name: Melianthus major
Brand: Suttons
SKU: MH12691
Price: 12.99 GBP
Availability: InStock

Melianthus majorHoney Bush, Peanut Bush

FROM £12.99

Stunning leaf display
Impressive, design-driven shrub
Unique flowers with a sweet honey fragrance

1 x 9cm Potted Plant

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KF7122

£12.99

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1 x 3 Litre Potted Plant

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1 x 7 Litre Potted Plant

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KH3858

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Flowering Period

A superb foliage shrub that will swiftly form an eye-catching architectural feature in the garden. Melianthus major boasts large, deeply cut, blueish-green foliage with heavily serrated edges and a surprising peanut butter aroma when crushed. Unusual burgundy flower spikes with a honey-like fragrance will emerge throughout the summer, as long as the plant is overwintered with the stems intact, but it's the incredible foliage that makes this plant such a striking specimen. An excellent choice for exotic gardens and ornamental borders, where it will grow extremely quickly. Alternatively, grow in a large pot amongst other exotic plants for an impressive display. Melianthus major is half-hardy so will need protecting over winter in colder areas, or if grown in a pot moved under cover before first frosts. Height 3m (10ft). Spread: 2m (6.5ft).

Growing Information

In mild areas, grow in a sunny, warm and sheltered position in free-draining soil. Alternatively grow in a container. Water containerised specimens regularly.

Plants grown in containers are best moved into a cool frost-free greenhouse or conservatory to protect them over winter.

If overwintering in the open border apply a thick dry mulch around the base and protect plants with a layer of breathable insulation such as fleece. In early spring old stems can be removed to stop plants becoming leggy, although this will inhibit flowering. Plants will reshoot from the woody base but are slow to come into growth so be patient.

Flowering Period

Order Despatch

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Please note that when several items are ordered they may not all be delivered at the same time.

Delivery Charge

Standard Charge

Packet seed only will incur a carriage charge of £2.99.

All other products incur a carriage charge of £6.99.

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Live Plants

Suttons strives to ensure that all its plants are delivered to you in the perfect condition for planting. While the majority of our nursery plants cope well with slight delays in intransit, sadly, the time it takes to deliver to certain locations in the UK means that we can't guarantee this for some of our smaller plug products and tender bedding and vegetable lines, which do not respond well to the extra journey time. So regretfully while we offer the majority of our live plant offering nationwide, we are unable to ship plugs, begging plants and tender vegetable plants to the following areas: HS, IV41-IV49, IV51, IV55-56, KW15-KW17, PA34, PA41-48, PA60-PA78, PA80, PH40-PH44, TR21-TR24, ZE1-ZE3.

Non Standard Deliveries

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