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Melianthus major - Peanut Butter Plant - Melianthaceae (The Honeybush Family)
Melianthus major - Peanut Butter Plant - Melianthus major has cool blue foliage that smells like peanut butter! You know you want it now!
Melianthus major - Melianthus major has cool blue foliage that smells like peanut butter! You know you want it now!
 
9cm
Price: $11.99
Zone Hardiness: 8-11
Light: Full Sun, Part Sun
Height: 4-6'
Width: 2-3'
Flower Colour: Red


Availability: Shipping begins in May/June when plants are ready.
Product Code: 2225
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Description Fine Print
 
Melianthus major is an intriguing plant with beautiful rippled and dissected pinnate, powdery blue foliage on stems between three and six feet high. It is shy to flower in our climate though I have seen the intriguing red spikes on a few occasions in Vancouver and Victoria. The most interesting aspect of this plant is the fragrance of the foliage which is very close to that of peanut butter. Plant with chocolate cosmos, Cosmos atrosanguineus, to turn your border into a peanut butter cup!
Details
  • Class: Semi-evergreen
  • Soil Moisture: Average
  • Flowering Time: Summer - Fall
  • Fragrant: Yes
  • Foliage Colour: Bluish
  • Deer Resistant: Unknown
  • Attracts:
  • Habitat: Damp sandy areas.
  • Geographical Origin: Europe and Africa - Southern Africa and Madagascar
  • BC Native: No


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