Honesty
Lunaria annua
Also known as
Money Plant, Moneywort, Moonwort, Annual Honesty, Bolbonac, Chinese Money, Common Honesty, Grandpa's Specs, Judas's Penny, Matrimony, Money, Money Flower, Money In Both Pockets, Moon Seed, Penny Bark, Penny Flower, Peter's Pence, Prick-Song Flower, Satin Flower, Satin Leaves, Satin Pod, Silver Dollar, Silver Leaf, Silver Plate, White Satin
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Full Sun
Moderate care
Moderate watering
Frost Hardy
H6
RHS hardiness
-20°C
Minimum temperature
Expected size
Height | Spread | |
|---|---|---|
1m | Max | 50cm |
50cm | Min | 10cm |
2 years to reach maturity
Flowering
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spring
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summer
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autumn
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winter
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Honesty Overview
This is a stunning plant with heart-shaped leaves. It produces large, open clusters of purple flowers and showy, flattened, transparent, paper-like seed pods.
How to propagate Honesty
Seed
Annual self-seeding or sow the seeds in early spring in mild climate areas.
Division
You can also divide the plants in autumn or spring.
Special features of Honesty
Attractive flowers
Other uses of Honesty
Dried arrangements, ornamental, fragrance.