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Lunaria annua | Money Plant

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DESCRIPTION
Lunaria annua produces loose clusters of softly scented purple to violet flowers in mid- to late spring, carried above fresh green foliage that forms a gentle mound. As the season advances, the blooms give way to translucent, silvery seed pods that catch the light and remain decorative well into autumn and winter, lending quiet luminosity to borders and dried arrangements.

Native to southeastern Europe and western Asia and long cultivated in cottage gardens, it reflects centuries of appreciation for both spring bloom and ornamental seed display. Readily self-seeding growth allows natural colonies to reappear year after year in informal plantings.

DESCRIPTION
Lunaria annua produces loose clusters of softly scented purple to violet flowers in mid- to late spring, carried above fresh green foliage that forms a gentle mound. As the season advances, the blooms give way to translucent, silvery seed pods that catch the light and remain decorative well into autumn and winter, lending quiet luminosity to borders and dried arrangements.

Native to southeastern Europe and western Asia and long cultivated in cottage gardens, it reflects centuries of appreciation for both spring bloom and ornamental seed display. Readily self-seeding growth allows natural colonies to reappear year after year in informal plantings.

 

  • Family: Brassicaceae
    Height: 24 to 36 in
    Width: 12 to 18 in
    Foliage color: Medium green slightly toothed ovate leaves forming upright clumps
    Flower color: Purple to lavender four petaled blooms sometimes white
    Bloom time: Mid to late spring
    Light requirements: Full sun to partial shade
    Water requirements: Moderate
    Maintenance: Low, allow seed pods to develop for ornamental display or self seeding
    Growing zone: USDA zones 4 to 8
    Wildlife attractors: Bees butterflies and other pollinating insects

    This plant can be seen at Heronswood Garden.

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