Cerinthe
Honeywort
- Height × spread
- 0.5m – 0.6m × 0.4m – 0.4m
- Position
- Full sun
Availability
Please ask in store about availability
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About this plant
There are 10 species of Cerinthe, annual, biennial and herbaceous in character, a few of which are cultivated for their attractive foliage or flowers. The flowers are in shades of red or yellow. Some forms have glaucous foliage. Some forms have purple tinged bracts. The most popular variety is Cerinthe major and its cultivars.
- Flower colour
- Green, Purple, Red, Rose, Yellow
- Foliage colour
- Blue, Green
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Bell, Column
- Height
- 0.5m – 0.6m
- Spread
- 0.4m – 0.4m
- Season of interest
- Spring, Summer
- Evergreen
- Deciduous
- Garden style
- Shady court, Exotic garden
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun, likes part shade, likes light shade
- Soil type
- Chalk, Gravelly soil, Loam (normal), Poor soil, Sandy soil
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Moisture retentive soil, Well drained soil
- Winter hardiness
- Varies, most are hardy
- Borders & containers
- Borders
- Use for
- Bee attraction
- Hazards
- No
Spring
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water during dry periods
For plants in the ground, when there has been little or no rain for a period of 7-10 days and the soil is dry, give it a deep watering and repeat weekly until there is a downpour of rain. Check plants in pots more frequently, especially in hot weather.