Melianthus major mexico - Hardy up to 25

- Hardy up to 25 degrees

A South Australian native that is a dense tall shrub

on our original winding machines which were introduced circa 1922

bees Container Plant No Erosion Control Yes Bank Stabilization Yes Fire Resistant Yes Deer resistant Yes Local plant Cultivated variety

Melianthus major mexico - Hardy up to 25Honey Bush A fast growing evergreen shrub that can grow up to twelve feet tall and wide and spreads rapidly by sucker roots. The blue green leaves are one foot long and has ten to fifteen serrated leaflets and when bruised have a strong salty peanut butter like smell. Spikes of dark maroon colored flowers are displayed on stalks above the foliage from winter through spring followed by papery seed pods. This plant goes dormant in the summer. Plant in