Fynbos Corridor Collaboration

Cape honey flower

Melianthus major

Features data

The following sources have provided data on features for this species.

Source document Features
PlantZAfrica
Jan. 1, 2026, 8:30 a.m.
  • Supports birds
  • Supports sunbirds
  • Supports bees
  • Easy to grow
  • Medicinal
  • Attractive
  • Fragrant
  • Near water
  • Sun
  • Semi-shade
  • Shrub
  • Soil: clay
  • Soil: loam
  • Soil: sandy
  • Color data
  • Flowering data

Photo credits

You can see the credits underneath each photo of the species pages as well. Credits, in order of appearance:

  • (c) Oswald Kurten, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Oswald Kurten source
  • (c) annette_tulip, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) source
  • (c) Daryl de Beer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Daryl de Beer source
  • (c) Brian du Preez, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Brian du Preez source

Sources and references

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