 | Heritage Perennial Profile |
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| Plant Number: 1.329.050 | USDA Zone: 2 - 9 |
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 | Lunaria annua |
| Common name : Money Plant |
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| Also known as Honesty, this is a favourite old-fashioned biennial. Showy sprays of pretty purple or white flowers in spring are followed by interesting papery silver dollar sized seedpods. The branches of translucent dried pods are excellent for dried arrangements, after the husks are removed in late summer. Plants usually self-seed and appear here and there in the garden, but happiest in a moist shady area. Flowers may attract butterflies.
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Conditions |
Appearance |
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Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Partial Shade
Soil Type
Normal
Sandy
Clay
Soil pH
Neutral
Alkaline
Acid
Soil Moisture
Average
Moist
Care Level
Easy
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Flower Colour
Mauve/Lilac
Mixed
Purple
White
Blooming Time
Early Summer
Late Spring
Foliage Color
Deep Green
Plant Uses & Characteristics
Accent: Good Texture/Form
Attracts Butterflies
Border
Cut Flower
Dried Flower
Rabbit Resistant
Massed
Woodland
Flower Head Size
Medium
Height
60-90 cm
23-35 inches
Spread
30-60 cm
12-23 inches
Foot Traffic
None
Growth Rate
Fast
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What others say about this plant...
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Honesty… is one of those hardy biennials that you won't lose once you have it. It self seeds abundantly, and the gardener's only task is to remove the seedlings from where they are not wanted. The plant is best known for its decorative seed pods. When ripe and dry they are ghostly pale, but are also handsome when used green in flower arrangements, in early summer.; Christopher Lloyd, The Well-Tempered Garden |
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