Lunaria Species, Money Plant, Honesty, Bolbonac, Moonwort, Silver Dollar (Lunaria annua)
Normal purple flowers on Honesty in my garden in Victoria, Australia, October 2005
Seed pods.
Bogie Lake Greenhouse, White Lake, MI
April 14, 2012
pod and seed
Flowers 22.7.2002
These plants self seed around my garden, often choosing quite bizarre places to grow. Kent, SE England, April 2003
One of my favorite plants. Very early blooming (around daffodil time) purple flowers proceed beautiful silvery "dollar" seedpods.
This year for the first time, this delightful mixed flower colour appeared on two Honesty plants, among the numerous purple and white-flowered plants in my garden in Victoria, Australia, October 2005
A shot of Lunaria foliage.
With the sunlight behind the pods, you can see the seeds inside. Photo by Karen Manasco.
Lunaria May 2006
Lunaria May 2006
Money in the making!
young plants, see the large oval cotyledons on the right
Photo taken March 2007
Lunaria seeds to show size
Growing in gravel, under my carport!
Alnwick Garden July 19 2008
1 month old seedlings grown under lights.
Mid June, sown in mid April.
Mid June, overgrown Lunaria in an untended front yard, beneath the canopy of something much larger. Not a pretty picture, but honest.
one of the few things that show well in the winter! i plant these for both summer flowers, and winter texture. great bang for the 'buck' :-)
This is an example of the primary onslaught, some trimming and the plants have managed to limp along without this level of disfigurement.
Bogie Lake Greenhouse, White Lake, MI
Mine are mid purple, but many growing wild in the area are more reddish-purple.
Lunaria (money plant)
Lunaria annua 'Violet'
07-14-12
07-20-12
Honesty growing in a friend's early October garden in Waihi New Zealand
A closer view of the flowers
Lunaria annua with pink variegation.
Surprise! I found this pretty plant growing in my semi-shaded woodland garden next to daffodils.
This pretty plant always makes me smile when I find it blooming in my woodland garden.
April, 2012--friend's yard
April, 2012--friend's yard
April, 2012--friend's yard
April, 2012--friend's yard
April, 2012--friend's yard
Money plant before seeds have dried.
About
Lunaria Species, Money Plant, Honesty, Bolbonac, Moonwort, Silver Dollar
Lunaria annua
| Type: | Biennials |
| Height: | 24-36 in. (60-90 cm) |
| Conditions: | Zone 4-8, Sun to Partial Shade |
