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Giant honey flower #234502686
Description
Melianthus major, the giant honey flower or kruidjie-roer-my-nie Afrikaans for `herb-touch-me-not`, is a species of flowering plant in the family Francoaceae. It is an evergreen suckering shrub, endemic to South Africa and naturalised in India, Australia and New Zealand.[1][2] It grows to 2ââ¬â3 m 7ââ¬â10 ft tall by 1ââ¬â3 m 3ââ¬â10 ft wide, with pinnate blue-green leaves 30ââ¬â50 cm 12ââ¬â20 in long, which have a distinctive musky odour. Dark red, nectar-laden flower spikes, 30ââ¬â80 cm 12ââ¬â31 in in length, appear in spring, followed by green pods.[1][3] All parts of the plants are poisonous.