Honesty. Scientific name: Lunaria annua. The papery, translucent, silver 'coins' of Honesty are instantly recognisable. They are actually the leftover seed pods that dangle from the plant through winter.
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Lunaria annua 'Alba Variegata' – this has heart-shaped leaves with a creamy white border and white flowers. It’s a biennial and is a slightly smaller variety, growing to around 60cm. Find out how to grow beautiful honesty (Lunaria), in this detailed Grow Guide, from the experts at BBC Gardeners' World Magazine.
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Plant finder. Honesty. Common Name: Honesty. Genus: Lunaria. Species: annua. Skill Level: Beginner. Exposure: Full sun, Partial shade. Hardiness: Hardy. Soil type: Well-drained/light, Clay/heavy,...
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A hardy annual or biennial, with toothed, heart-shaped leaves, and large, open clusters of purple flowers in late spring and early summer, followed by flat, round, silvery seed pods.
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Common honesty, Lunaria annua, is an old-fashioned dual-purpose plant, grown partly for its fragrant purple or white flowers in spring and early summer, but also for its unique oval and translucent seedheads, popular with dried-flower arrangers.
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Plant lunaria in spring after the final frost—it will grow quickly, with seedlings emerging in just 10 to 14 days. Common Name. Lunaria, silver dollar plant, money plant, honesty, moonwort. Botanical Name. Lunaria annua.
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Fast-growing, Honesty (Lunaria annua) or Silver Dollar or Money Plant is a very interesting biennial with its heads of 4-petaled flowers, deep purple to white, blooming in mid-late spring to early summer.
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Annual Honesty. Botanical Name: Lunaria annua. Annual or biennial honesty is an attractive garden plant that grows up to around 90cm tall with a spread of around 30cm. It has coarse, pointed-oval shaped, hairy leaves with marked serrations along the edges.
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Lunaria annua, commonly known as Honesty, Silver Dollar plant, Money plant, Annual Honesty, or simply Lunaria, is a species of flowering plants in the Brassicaceae family. This eye-catching flower is native to the Balkan Peninsula and southwest Asia.
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