Cerinthe major 'Rhubarb And Custard'
Greater Honeywort 'Rhubarb And Custard'
Original:Cerinthe major 'Purpurascens' (Honeywort) has silvery, pale green leaves with purple hanging bells, one of the best annual foliage plants. I absolutely love this and it gently Self-sows, so you never need buy it again. It's superb as a garden plant and cut flower and absolutely loved by butterflies and bees – hence its common name. A striking and versatile evergreen plant, in milder areas it will carry on from year to year, but should generally be treated as an annual. New:Cerinthe (Honeywort) is a plant in the borage family and usually has green or silver grey-green leaves. It can be considered an annual, biennial or perennial but is generally treated as an annual. It produces tubular shaped flowers from coloured bracts. Flower colour varies depending on species and cultivar. It usually prefers to be in a sunny or partial shade position, and likes dry to moderately moist soil providing well drained, again depending on species and cultivar. Cerinthe major 'Rhubarb and Custard' has bicoloured flowers of custard yellow and dark purple, with silvery, pale green leaves. Generally treated as an annual.
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Full sun to partial shade
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Occasional watering
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Rich and free draining
Common name
Greater Honeywort 'Rhubarb And Custard'
Latin name
Cerinthe major 'Rhubarb And Custard'
type
Annual
family
Boraginaceae
ph
5.5 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
Rich and free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
full grown dimensions
0.30 M
0.60 M
Cerinthe major 'Rhubarb And Custard'
Original:Cerinthe major 'Purpurascens' (Honeywort) has silvery, pale green leaves with purple hanging bells, one of the best annual foliage plants. I absolutely love this and it gently Self-sows, so you never need buy it again. It's superb as a garden plant and cut flower and absolutely loved by butterflies and bees – hence its common name. A striking and versatile evergreen plant, in milder areas it will carry on from year to year, but should generally be treated as an annual. New:Cerinthe (Honeywort) is a plant in the borage family and usually has green or silver grey-green leaves. It can be considered an annual, biennial or perennial but is generally treated as an annual. It produces tubular shaped flowers from coloured bracts. Flower colour varies depending on species and cultivar. It usually prefers to be in a sunny or partial shade position, and likes dry to moderately moist soil providing well drained, again depending on species and cultivar. Cerinthe major 'Rhubarb and Custard' has bicoloured flowers of custard yellow and dark purple, with silvery, pale green leaves. Generally treated as an annual.
Propagation from Seed
From Mid Autumn TO Early Spring
Under glass, sow shallowly in freely draining compost in mid/late autumn, or early spring. Once the seedlings are large enough to handle, gently move them into individual pots and harden off before planting out in a sunny spot after the frosts. Direct sowing can be undertaken in late spring in a well prepared bed.
Planting Season (Spring)
From Early Spring TO Late Spring
Cerinthe generally thrives in a variety of soils and does best in full sun or very light shade. Cerinthe is most often grown straight from seed but small (plug) plants can often be sourced in spring. These can be planted straight into the growing site once all risk of frost has passed.