wild flowers 048 – cerinthe major

WILD FLOWERS 048

Cerinthe major

Greater Honeywort

She bows her head, yet somehow looks down on the world.


SeriesWild Flowers of Malta
Encounter06 Feb 2026 · Triq il-Forti Manoel, Gżira, Malta
Created2026
MediumDigital painting
DimensionsAdjustable

About the Plant

Known locally as Qniepen, this indigenous annual favours damp valley sides, watercourses and moisture-rich soil in Malta. Its nodding cream-coloured flowers, often touched with purple, are most abundant in late winter and early spring.

* Botanical information referenced from Stephen Mifsud’s Online Flora of the Maltese Islands ( MaltaWildPlants.com ).


Available as a signed archival pigment print

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