Honesty is an old fashioned plant with briliant pink flowers that give way to paper-thin silvery seedpods, hence its many common names.
Latin Name
Lunaria annua
Family
Brassicaceae
Also Known As
Silver Dollar Plant Money Plant
Type of Plant
Annuals
Bloom Season
April - May
Seasons
Spring
Specifications
Max Height: 3'
Max Spread: 2'
Uses
Sunlight Exposure
Full Sun
Part Shade
Colors
Native Range
Central and southern Europe
History
This was on of the first European flowers introduced to the colonies, where it was valued for its edible roots and ornamental seedpods. Thomas Jefferson was growing these in his garden as early as 1767.
Planted at Mount Vernon
Hardiness Zones
Average annual extreme minimum temperature 1976-2005
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