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Lunaria (Honesty)

Price range: £1.29 through £10.29

A popular cottage garden Bi-annual producing fine displays of mauve or white flowers, borne in clusters with a delicate fragrance It is extremely popular with butterflies and reaches 36” tall. The main attraction is the silvery, translucent seed heads which are much-prized by flower arrangers and give it its common name of ‘Money Plant’.  Blooms from Mar – Apr from a sowing the previous year as a bi-annual.  Will readily self seed if left to fully mature.

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  • Can be sown in trays or drills directly outside.
  • Sow thinly outdoors in late spring-early summer in drills 3mm (1/8in) deep. 30cm (12in) apart.
  • Soil must be kept damp during germination period.
  • Thin and transplant seedlings to at least 6in apart when large enough to handle.
  • In autumn transplant to their final growing position for the following spring.
  • For dried flowers cut the stems bearing seed pods the following early autumn and hang in bunches upside down in a cool airy room to dry.
  • Gently remove the outer seed casing before using them for floral decoration
  • You can scatter the seeds for a wild effect any time of the year.  Best to scatter them a few months apart and thereafter the plants should self seed on their own for many years.

Genus: Lunaria
English Name: Honesty
Hardiness: Hardy
Lifecycle: Annual
Sowing Months: Jan-Apr
Plant Out: Apr-Oct
Flowering: Apr-Jun

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