£21.50. Deadheading will produce more flowers and more branching. It has gorgeous silvery blue-green leaves and pretty bell-shaped purple flowers, which are a magnet for bees. Honeywort, Cerinthe major ‘Purpurascens’, is the perfect hardy annual for filling gaps in the ornamental border. Benson Milan Planter - Stone. Flowering period: Summer. Cerinthe Major Purpurascens Honeywort is a hummingbird magnet, and it attracts bees and birds yet it is resistant to deer. Early in the season this unusual plant … 10 BLUE SHRIMP PLANT / HONEYWORT / BLUE WAX Cerinthe Major Flower Seeds by Seedville bei Amazon.de | Günstiger Preis | Kostenloser Versand ab 29€ für ausgewählte Artikel Find the perfect honeywort stock photo. Benson Moon Garden Planter in Wash Black - 31cm. Cerinthe, Honeywort, Blue Shrimp Plant "Kiwi Blue" Cerinthe, Honeywort, Blue Shrimp Plant "Kiwi Blue" SKU: $2.95. If you are familiar with the beauty of shrimp plants, this is the blue version! This plant is listed in the RHS Plant Finder book. May 10, 2016 - Specializing in rare and unusual annual and perennial plants, including cottage garden heirlooms and hard to find California native wildflowers. Unavailable per item This charmer is so elegant that I thought for years it was a hard-to-grow. Kiwi Blue Type: Hardy Annual Common Name: Honeywort Border Position: Cutting Garden Soil Type: Broad Tolerance Site: Full Sun: Moisture: Well-drained Height: 60cm (24in) Spacing: 45cm (18in) Sowing, Seeds, Planting purpurascens: Accepted: Cerinthe major var. $2.95. 1 Item . 9 Reviews Add Your Review. Honeywort Border Position: Front, Middle Soil Type: Fertile, Neutral Scent: Unscented Site: Full Sun, Shelter: Moisture: Well-drained Height: 60cm (24in) Spacing: Spread 60cm (24in), thin to 30-40cm (12-15in) Sowing, Seeds, Planting: Tough coated seeds, best soaked for 12 hours and then sown under cover in mid spring or late summer. 9 Reviews. Also known as Honeywort, this unusual annual bears rounded, blue-green leaves on slender, upright stems. Honeywort, Blue Shrimp Plant, Blue Wax Flower 'Kiwi Blue' Cerinthe major var. At present our information about this plant is limited to a list of the nurseries that supply it. your own Pins on Pinterest £9. A relative of borage, each flower has a drop of ‘honey’ that is irresistible to pollinators. This variety of blue honeywort gets 35in/90cm high and wide, taller in full sun. Checking stock, please wait.. The leaves have an elegant blue/gray/purple color, and the blue/purple flowers just keep coming on a spiral or fiddlehead stem. The blue bracted honeywort will particularly appeal to border colorists and flower arrangers, who are always on the lookout for good blues. As they travel from plant to plant, bees deposit pollen on the female reproductive organs of new plants. Grows 2-4 feet tall and 1-2 feet wide. Position: Full sun to part-shade. This page is an index of articles on plant species (or higher taxonomic groups) with the same common name (vernacular name). Cryptotaenia spp. Sort By. Wählen Sie aus erstklassigen Inhalten zum Thema Cerinthe in höchster Qualität. Though I didn’t know honeywort when I first saw it planted here at the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks, I recognized it as a member of the Borage family as soon it bloomed. The Importance of Bee Pollination. GROWING GUIDE . It has its name from the sweet taste of the flowers. Heritage Planter in Red - 38cm. Set Descending Direction. £14.50. This transfer of pollen allows for fertilization. Heritage Planter in Red - 45cm. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to edit the linking article so that it links directly to the intended article. Discover (and save!) Member $49.95 Non-Member $55.00. Blue -green foliage, darker bracts and purple flowers of the summer blooming annual Honeywort, Cerinthe major 'Purpurascens' Cerinthe major 'Purpurascens', grey-green leaves and bracts develop a distinct metallic blue tint near the small purple flowers. Apr 21, 2019 - Explore Karen Hine's board "Cerinthe", followed by 1210 people on Pinterest. Kiwi Blue (Cerinthe major purpurascens) Honeywort FL277 . Huge collection, amazing choice, 100+ million high quality, affordable RF and RM images. More information Cerinthe major purpurascens "Blue Honeywort" - the small plant that I got through the mail was doing really well, then we had a sudden hot spell and it collapsed. It makes a wonderful cut flower and self-seeds readily. Blue honeywort does well with heat but needs water. Rating: 80%. Its almost steel blue-green foliage and sensational deep blue bracts and small purple flowers make a wonderful impact in the garden. Hardiness. $3.00. Benson Moon Planter - Stone . In time we will be adding more details including a description, growing information, advice and photographs. Heritage Planter in Blue - 45cm. Honeywort; Honeywort. Finden Sie perfekte Stock-Fotos zum Thema Cerinthe sowie redaktionelle Newsbilder von Getty Images. Foliage Evergreen. Contact Us FAQ's About Us. Plant Group: Annuals. This is the profile for the plant - Cerinthe major / Honeywort / Qniepen. GROW IT! Botanical name: Cerinthe major. From late spring onwards masses of nodding, rich purple flowers, surrounded by blue-purple bracts appear at the stem tips, which are highly attractive to bees. This page was last edited on 31 December 2019, at 11:40 (UTC). Honeywort's eucalyptus-esque, leathery foliage is a compelling silvery blue-green, making it a wonderful foliage plant even before the flowers appear. Care Tips Family: Boraginaceae: Genus: Cerinthe (ser-IN-thee) Species: major var. £26. £26. Plant Description Plant: Leathery bluish-green foliage Seeds: Flowers will turn into nutlets containing black seeds When to Cut: Fun Fact Native to the Mediterranean, this Honeywort is also referred to as the Wax Flower or the Blue Shrimp Plant. A great gift or way to enjoy some simple pleasures from your own productive garden. Time to plant seeds: April to April This beautiful hardy annual has become very much in vogue in recent years. A recently ‘rediscovered’ ancient flower, grown in European gardens since the middle ages. A recently ‘rediscovered’ ancient flower, grown in European gardens since the middle ages. To bring out the colors in the bracts, interplant honeywort with plants that have purple or bronze leaves, such as Euphorbia dulcis ‘Chameleon’ or dark-leaved Heucheras (such as ‘Cathedral Windows’ or ‘Obsidian’). But the blooms push this plant over the top: nodding and hop-like, with dusky, deep blue, overlapping tepals shrouding a dark purple tubular flower. Pollination is perhaps the most important function of bees, particularly honey bees. . Benson Moon Garden Planter in Stone - 31cm. Sophie profiles an old-fashioned annual - Honeywort. Hardiness ratings. HONEYWORT A.K.A. Advertisement. This plant is especially fun to work with because it is a color changer, its bracts altering from royal blues and cloudy purples to tawny coppers and ruddy browns when backlit by slanting sun. purpurascens: Cultivar: Kiwi Blue: 12 members have or want this plant for trade. Honeywort may refer to following plants: Cerinthe spp. Cerinthe is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae, known as "honeyworts". plant, with its blue-green foliage and succulent texture contrasting nicely with other greens in the garden. This Honeywort plant is fast-growing and so rewarding to grow from flower seeds. It also provides a striking contrast for bright orange-flowered plants, too. Blue Shrimp Plant : Honeywort: Blue Wax Flower: Botanical names: Cerinthe major subsp. 6 plants. Rating: 80 % of 100. RHS Plant Finder 2020. Flower Growing Tips HERE . Become a … Honeywort or blue shrimp plant (Cerinthe major “Kiwi Blue”) is one that has intrigued and impressed me, but learning of it and its ways in the garden has been slow to come. Origin: Mediterranean. Blue / Glaucous White Variegated ... Plant range South Africa Characteristics . No need to register, buy now! A juicy plant frequently wild in many parts of Europe, but with us kept in gardens. Honeywort / Blue shrimp plant / Blue wax flower. All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Turns out to be easy and adaptable. per page. Mature size: Height: 2 feet (60 cm). Kiwi Blue (Cerinthe major purpurascens) Honeywort. £14.50. Over 81,000 plants and where to buy them It is nice throughout the border, suitable for middle areas where it will stay upright with the support of adjacent plants or in the front where its longer stems can trail down. See more ideas about Plants, Flowers, Planting flowers. It makes a good cut flower. Heritage Garden Planter in Grey - 38cm. Cerinthe. BLUE SHRIMP PLANT Cerinthe major . £35.95. Harvest seeds before the pods hurl them around and plant in spring. Honeywort. Special thanks to cultivar413/Flicker for the use of the second photo! This subtle stunner has cool silvery blue foliage and nodding indigo blooms. History of Diggers; Meet Our Experts; The Diggers Foundation; Careers; Membership. 6 more photos VIEW GALLERY. fast growing. MaltaWildPlants.com is an internet online database of the wild plants growing on the islands of Malta and Gozo. View gallery. Also know as honeywort and blue shrimp plant. Jul 1, 2014 - This Pin was discovered by Dianne Snow. BLUE SHRIMP PLANT, BLUE HONEYWORT, BLUE WAX FLOWER Family: Boraginaceae Pronounced: ser-IN-thee MAY-jur poor-pyoo-RAI-senz . Honeywort combines nicely with blue, purple and pink flowers, as well as with other plants with blue or silver foliage. Because this plant can handle part sun, it can be grown in a pot, indoors in a southern facing window. Collection includes 1x Tea plant, 1x German Chamomile, 1x Lemongrass, 1x Peppermint, 1x Sage, and 1x Lemon Balm. This subtle stunner has cool silvery blue foliage and nodding indigo blooms. Winter Hours Nov. 1 - Feb. 1 Retail Nursery Open 7 Days 9 - 4 Mailorder Department Open M-F, 8 - 4 HOLIDAY SCHEDULE: Retail Nursery: Closed Nov. 26 for Thanksgiving Closed Dec. 24 thru Jan. 1 Growing Guide Rainy Side Notes . Oct 5, 2019 - Cerinthe major purpurascens: Sometimes referred to as Blue Kiwi , Pride of Gibraltar and shrimp plant. Quick Jumps. £21.50. Heritage Planter in Red - 30cm. Water Requirements: Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater. The genus is characterised by a calyx made up of separate, rather than fused, sepals, a tubular corolla, and the schizocarpic fruit that divides into two parts at maturity, unlike most members of the family, where the fruit splits into four nutlets. Honeywort (Cerinthe Major Purpurascens) - To attract hummingbirds to your garden, start some Honeywort seeds! A honey bee (also spelled honeybee) is a eusocial flying insect within the genus Apis of the bee clade, all native to Eurasia but spread to four other continents by human beings. Habit Bushy. Width: 2 feet (60 cm). This is an annual that readily reseeds or a half hardy perennial in growing zones 7-10. £26. purpurascens. Grow Cerinthe major ‘Purpurascens’ in moist but well-drained soil in full sun. Category: Annuals. SERIES 27 Episode 32. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets . 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