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Lunaria, Honesty, Money Plant 'Variegata'

Lunaria annua

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Family
Brassicaceae (brass-ih-KAY-see-ee)
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Genus
Lunaria (loo-NAIR-ee-uh)
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Species
annua (AN-yoo-uh)
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Synonym
Sun Exposure
Sun to Partial Shade
Foliage
Deciduous
Smooth
Velvet/Fuzzy
Height
24-36 in. (60-90 cm)
Spacing
15-18 in. (38-45 cm)
Hardiness
USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 °C (-30 °F)
USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 °C (-25 °F)
USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F)
USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F)
USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)
USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)
USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Danger
N/A
Bloom Color
Magenta (pink-purple)
Bloom Time
Mid Spring
Other Details
Category
Biennials
Water Requirements
Requires consistently moist soil; do not let dry out between waterings
Foliage Color
Blue-Green
Where to Grow

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Bloom Characteristics

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Bloom Size

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Soil pH requirements
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
Patent Information

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Propagation Methods
From seed; direct sow outdoors in fall
From seed; sow indoors before last frost
Seed Collecting
Allow pods to dry on plant; break open to collect seeds
Allow seedheads to dry on plants; remove and collect seeds
Regional

This plant is said to grow outdoors in the following regions:

Eureka, California

San Francisco, California

Wilmington, Delaware

New Bern, North Carolina

Tobaccoville, North Carolina

Wilsons Mills, North Carolina

Wooster, Ohio

Seattle, Washington

Tacoma, Washington

Elkins, West Virginia

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seekers
Tacoma, WA | July 2010 | neutral

I am trying to see what seedlings of Honest look like. I can't be sure what I have growing. Does anyone know for sure what the seedlings look like?

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tgiforever
New Bern, NC | May 2005 | positive

Flowers were white, bloomed by early May. Seed pods began to form mid May. Resows.

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