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Melianthus
Also called Horsepees, Perdepis, Touch Me Nots
Melianthus is a genus of evergreen shrubs from South Africa, Lesotho and Namibia, with large pinnate leaves and nectar-rich flowers; commonly grown members are Melianthus major and M. comosus. Give them full sun and well-drained soil, and keep them away from children and pets because the plant is toxic.
Melianthus is a genus of flowering plants native to elevated grassland in South Africa, Lesotho, and Namibia. A common name for these plants is honey flower, which is also the English translation of the Latin name. This name also attaches to the species M. comosus and M. major that are found in cultivation.
The genus contains up to six species of evergreen shrubs. They have large pinnate leaves with prominent stipules, and erect racemes of nectar-rich flowers. The vegetative parts are very toxic.
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