Honeywort Seeds - Heirloom Flower Plant for Home Gardens

Honeywort Seeds produce bushy annual plants with rounded blue-green foliage and clusters of tubular flowers surrounded by colorful bracts. The blooms are commonly blue to purple and attract bees and other pollinators. Honeywort is suitable for flower beds, borders, containers, and cottage gardens. Plants perform best in full sun to partial shade and well-draining soil.

Features

• Produces tubular blue to purple flowers
• Develops attractive blue-green foliage
• Suitable for borders and flower beds
• Performs well in containers
• Attracts bees and other pollinators
• Tolerates moderate dry conditions once established

Specifications

• Scientific Name: Cerinthe major
• Common Name (US): Honeywort
• Seed Type / Variety: Annual Flower Seed
• Growth Habit: Upright, bushy annual
• USDA Zones: 7–10 as a tender perennial; grown as an annual in cooler zones
• Planting Season: Spring
• Growing Season: Spring to Fall
• Sowing Season: Spring
• Sowing Season Months: March–May
• Germination: 7–21 days under suitable conditions
• Sunlight Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
• Soil Requirements: Light, fertile, well-draining soil
• Watering Needs: Moderate watering; allow soil to dry slightly between watering
• Mature Plant Size: 1–2 ft tall and wide
• Plant Spacing: 12–18 in apart