Honey Bush — Shrubs
Melianthus
Sun or part shade, moderate watering — fine in mild parts of the UK.
- Plant out
- May
- In flower
- Jul, Aug
- Sun
- Part sun
- Water
- Medium
- Difficulty
- Demanding
- Hardiness
- H3
- Season
- summer
- Height
- 250–400 cm
- Spacing
- 400 cm
- Pets
- Toxic to pets
- Bee friendly
- Bee friendly
Growing notes
Grows to 2.5-4 metres. Space about 250-400cm apart. In flower Jul-Aug.
Toxic to pets
The leaves and roots are seriously poisonous, so nobody and no animal should eat any part of this shrub.
→ NHS 111 for a person (999 in an emergency); your vet or the Animal PoisonLine for an animal