Honeywort

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Honeywort earned its common name from the blooms' wonderful scent. It's also called blue shrimp plant, and it's just the ticket when you're looking to plant something unusual. The plant produces fascinating inch-long flower tubes surrounded by large, almost-heart shape bracts -- for all the world like tiny shrimp. The gray-green foliage is also attractive and serves as a striking foil to the purple-blue flowers.

Start from seed in spring after all danger of frost has past. Fertilize regularly. This Mediterranean native is drought-tolerant. It's a favorite of hummingbirds and bees and will reseed in conditions to its liking.

Light:

Sun

Zones:

9-10

Plant Type:

Annual

Plant Height:

2-3 feet tall

Plant Width:

1-2 feet wide

Landscape Uses:

Containers,Beds & Borders

Special Features:

Flowers,Attractive Foliage,Drought Tolerant,Easy to Grow