Add a touch of the extraordinary to your garden with Cerinthe major 'Purpurescens', the Honeywort! This incredibly easy-to-grow hardy annual is truly unique, with its arching stems of succulent, blue-green leaves tipped with intriguing, deep purple bracts surrounding tiny bell flowers. It's a favourite of bees and adds wonderful structure and colour to borders and containers.

Lovely addition to a cut flower garden, adding interest, bringing in the bees and self-seeding freely!  Its purple flowers are an eye-catching addition to any garden, while its nectar-rich blooms attract pollinators and beneficial insects. It is also an easy plant to establish and can self-seed freely.

A fantastic easy-grow choice loved by bees – explore the Direct Sown Seeds collection and our Seeds for Pollinators collection!

Quantity of Seeds	12 Seeds
Type	Hardy Annual/Biennial
Genus	Cerinthe major
Sow Seeds	March-May or September in pots or trays and keep warm, keep the soil damp but not wet. Transplant to larger pots when they are large enough to handle.
Plant Out	Harden off before planting out when all risk of frost has passed.  Position in full sun and well-drained soil
Flowers	Following April-May
Height & Spread	60cm high x 45cm wide

 

RHS Plants for Pollinators.

The RHS Plants for Pollinators mark is only given to plants that support pollinating insects.