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Posted 12/28/2022 in Perennial

Lunaria annua

A tall hairy-stemmed biennial, Lunaria annua features heart shaped medium green leaves in its first year with racemes 4-petaled flower that gives way to paper-thin silver dollar sized fruit in its second year.

Post Details

Latin Name
Lunaria annua
Common Name
Annual Honesty
Planting Zone
Zone 5 Zone 6 Zone 7 Zone 8 Zone 9
Bloom Season
Spring
Height
2-3 ft
Spread
1-2 ft
Suggested Uses
Woodland Gardens
Potential Pests
Leaf spot and stem canker

Plant Story

A tall hairy-stemmed biennial, Lunaria annua features heart shaped medium green leaves in its first year with racemes 4-petaled flower that gives way to paper-thin silver dollar sized fruit in its second year.

Special Care Instructions

INVASIVE! Plants only produce fruits in its first year and bloom in fruit in its second year. 

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