Melianthus major 'Purple Haze'

Honey Bush

A honey bush with a purple tint!  A fast-growing evergreen shrub that can grow up to eight feet tall and ten feet 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 full sun or part shade

- Best in well-drained soil, does not need irrigation

- Native to South Africa

 * All parts are known to be poisonous if ingested by people and pets - so while it’s an amazing plant please use cautiously!