Cerinthe major 'Purpurascens'
(Honeywort)
Family - Boraginaceae
Category - Annual
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer
Hardiness - H4
Height - up to 60cm
Location - The House Border
Description: Upright, bushy annual with waxy, blue-green leaves that surround and clasp the stems. Deep aubergine purple, nearly black, Bracts surround deep purple tubular flowers on stems that arch at the tips. Flowers are produced from late spring into late summer and are good for use as cut flowers.
Flower:
Deep purple, tubular flowers surrounded by deep purple bracts are held on stems that arch at the tips and are produced from May into August.
Flower colour: Purple
Flower shape: Tubular flowers in cymes
Flowering time: May, June, July, August
Foliage:
Rounded, blue-green, glabrous leaves surround and clasp the stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Rounded
Propagation:
Seed.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in well-drained soil.