Plant name: Lunaria annua
Other names: Honesty, Chinese money, Penny bark
Category: Annual or biennial
Plant family: Brassicaceae
Light preference: Full sun/partial shade
Soil preference: Loam, chalk, sand ; acid, alkaline, neutral; well-drained
Flowering/fruiting month: March-August
Size:
- 0.5-1 metres height
- 0.1-0.5 metres spread
Description: L. annua is 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
Care: Translucent seed-heads are useful for dried flower arrangements; self-seeds readily, leave in situ if self-seeding is desirable, cut back after flowering if seeds are not required
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