A GARDEN PLANT RIDDLE TO START YOUR DAY... in Brentwood Bay, British Columbia for sale

Smells like peanut butter? Looks exotic and primordial? And Deer Resistant?
That would be Melianthus major aka peanut butter plant aka honeybush aka purple haze.
A spectacular specimen foliage plant, particularly effective in containers. It forms a large clump of blue-green leaves, looking almost like some kind of exotic fern. Well worth growing as an annual in colder climates. Where hardy, this can form a large woody bush with big spikes of reddish-brown fragrant flowers in early summer. Sometimes called Peanut Butter Plant, because of the scent of the leaves when rubbed.
The flowers produce an abundance of nectar and are pollinated by birds and bees. Melianthus is said to produce good honey, despite the toxicity of the rest of the plant.
* In Zones 9 and higher this will often survive the winter. Evergreen in Zones 9 and 10.
* Protect from hard frost with a mulch of dry straw or similar organic material. To control the size, cut stems back in winter, leaving only two to three buds at the base. Where hardy this can grow up to 8 feet tall by 6 feet wide. In colder regions, either treat as an annual or grow in containers to winter indoors in a cool but frost-free place.
* Generally disease free
* Bonus! - Deer Resistant as all parts of the plants are poisonous
* Full sun, but will tolerate shade / sandy soil, or clay but well-drained / shelter from harsh winds
Add this magnificent specimen to your garden and wow your friends and neighbours ☺
Where can one find this beauty, you ask? Well here at Michell Valley Plants
(corner of the Pat Bay Hwy and Island View Road -
right behind Michell's Farm Market)
We are open 7 days a week - 9:30 to 5pm.
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