Lunaria annuaFrom blogger Judy Aull:
November seems like a strange time to think about a spring-blooming plant. However it makes perfect ‘cents’ when referring to the ‘money plant’ or Lunaria Annua. It is also called by many other names, such as Dollar Plant, Silver Dollars, Honesty Plant and Moonwort. The names that are most often used are “Money Plant” or “Honesty”. Its spring-blooming sprays of purple or white flowers are not exactly spectacular. In the spring of 1767, upon seeing the small flowers for the first time and obviously not too impressed, Thomas Jefferson said “Lunaria still in bloom, an indifferent flower.” It is primarily grown and enjoyed for its fall and winter showing of opaque seedpods that look like silver coins in shape and size.
My first glimpse of this unusual and eye-catching plant came while I was volunteering at the John Wornall Museum herb garden. Lunaria suddenly reappeared one spring after a long hiatus. It delighted many of the garden visitors that next fall with its smashing display of silver ‘dollars’. This plant is a hardy biennial but because of its ability to self-seed never disappears from the garden for very long. Since it is a biennial, some gardeners suggest that you should use stagger-planting; plant seeds two years in a row so that eventually you have a continuous display of blooming plants.
Lunaria is one of the featured plants in the book, “Winter Garden” by Eluned Price with photographs by Clive Nichols. It focuses on “structure, planting and romance in the garden in winter”. It is well worth the time and price to take a look.
Many garden books say Lunaria can be grown in full sun or part shade, although happiest in moist shade. However at the Wornall herb garden, they are in full sun and receive very little applied moisture and they have grown and multiplied to the point that thinning has become a necessity. Lunaria grows in just about any kind of soil and when fully mature can survive drought conditions. It is a fast-grower and is attractive to both bees and butterflies. If you are looking for a unique, easy-to-grow plant that attracts and sustains our little insect friends and requires a minimum of attention, you might want to consider the “Money Plant.”
(Photo thanks to mobot.org.)
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