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<i>Cerinthe major Purpurascens</i>
<i>Cerinthe major Purpurascens</i>
<i>Cerinthe major Purpurascens</i>
<i>Cerinthe major Purpurascens</i>
<i>Cerinthe major Purpurascens</i>
<i>Cerinthe major Purpurascens</i>
<i>Cerinthe major Purpurascens</i>
<i>Cerinthe major Purpurascens</i>

Cerinthe major Purpurascens

honeywort

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Rich purple-blue flowers, which are very attractive to bees, appear from May to August, contrasting beautifully with the fleshy, blue-green...

approx 12 seeds
£2.49
In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot
£6.99
available to order from winter
3 × 9cm pots
£15.00 £20.97
available to order from winter
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Delivery options

Seed Packets (only) £2.99

Next/Named Day £8.99

Plant description

Rich purple-blue flowers, which are very attractive to bees, appear from May to August, contrasting beautifully with the fleshy, blue-green foliage. A striking and versatile evergreen plant, in milder areas it will carry on from year to year, but should generally be treated as an annual. Ideal for adding interest to the herbaceous border. Before using in fresh arrangements, dip the ends of the stems in boiling water for thirty seconds.

Eventual height & spread

Eventual height and spread

Flowering period

  • Jan
  • Feb
  • Mar
  • Apr
  • May
  • Jun
  • Jul
  • Aug
  • Sep
  • Oct
  • Nov
  • Dec

Plant features

Rate of growth

Fast-growing

Soil

Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil

Hardiness

Frost tender

How to care for Cerinthe major Purpurascens:

In autumn group container-grown plants close to a warm house wall, ensuring that containers are raised off the ground using pot feet. Cut flowers regularly for the vase to encourage even more to form.

Sowing instructions:

Under glass, sow shallowly in freely draining compost in late winter or early spring. Once the seedlings are large enough to handle, gently move them into individual pots and harden off before planting out in a sunny spot after the frosts. Direct sowing can be undertaken in late spring in a well prepared bed.

Please note:

This perennial dies back to below ground level each year in autumn, then fresh new growth appears again in spring.

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