Peanut butter plant

Andrea Bellamy |

• Perennials

To go with your chocolate garden… Melianthus major (Peanut butter plant). It’s a weird, dramatic shrub with large, serrated leaves. And yes, it really smells like peanut butter. Zone 8.

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Comments

1. My melianthus major has suffered from the frost – how do i/ can i rescue it ? It was thriving in a pot on our south facing decking and now looks rather sad.

Comment by Catherine Jevans - January 24, 2009