Botanical Name: Lunaria annua
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Common Name: Money Plant  
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Perennial, Annual, Biennial

 

Height Range

1-3'

 

Flower Color

Pink, Purple, White

 

Flower Season

Spring

 

Leaf Color

Green

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

Brown, Green, White

 

Fruit Season

Summer, Fall

Information by: Stephanie Duer
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  • Description

  • Notes

Money plant is an old-fashioned garden biennial. Its leaves are oval to heart-shaped, and form dense basal clusters from which tall, erect stems emerge. The foliage thins out towards the tops of the stems. The flowers emerge in clusters at the stem tips; simple four-petaled flowers in pink to orchid to lilac in April and May. The flowers give way to round to oval, paper thin, silver dollar sized pods that become translucent as they age. Excellent in dried arrangements, pick them with the stems when the pods are still green for a long lasting floral display. Grows about 2 to 3 feet tall and about a foot wide.