''Cerinthe major'', called honeywort along with other members of its genus, is an
annual
Annual may refer to:
* Annual publication, periodical publications appearing regularly once per year
**Yearbook
** Literary annual
* Annual plant
* Annual report
* Annual giving
* Annual, Morocco, a settlement in northeastern Morocco
* Annuals (b ...
species of flowering plant in the genus ''
Cerinthe
''Cerinthe'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae, known as honeyworts. The genus is characterised by a calyx made up of separate, rather than fused, sepals, a tubular corolla, and the schizocarpic fruit that divides into ...
'', native to the Mediterranean region (southern Europe, western Asia and northern Africa), and introduced to New Zealand.
Gardeners have a choice along a spectrum of cultivars ranging from ''Cerinthe major'' subsp. ''major'', with sea-green bracts and yellow flowers, to ''Cerinthe major'' subsp. ''purpurascens'' with blue bracts and purple flowers.
Subspecies
The following subspecies are currently accepted:
*''Cerinthe major'' subsp. ''major''
*''Cerinthe major'' subsp. ''oranensis''
(Batt.) Selvi & L.Cecchi
*''Cerinthe major'' subsp. ''purpurascens'' (Boiss.) Selvi & L.Cecchi
Flowering
In Europe, it flowers between May and August.
[ Cerinthe major 'Purpurascens'. Retrieved 19 June 2021]
References
Boraginoideae
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
Plants described in 1753
Flora of North Africa
Flora of Southeastern Europe
Flora of Southwestern Europe
Flora of Western Asia
{{Boraginoideae-stub