Guide to growing garden plants - Lunaria Money plant
Members of the Lunaria genus are often grown as hardy annuals in the garden, even though they are hardy biennials or perennials.
They have a bushy nature and reach from 45 to 90cm in height.
They have purple or white flowers that set attractive silver coloured seed pods that can be used in flower arrangements.
Some of the common names for Lunaria include Money plant, Moonwort, Honesty, and Satin pod.
How to grow Money Plant
Money Plants and other Lunaria members such as Moonwort can be grown outdoors from seed by sowing at a depth of 3mm. This can be done either in autumn or just before the last frost of spring. Money plants can be grown in either sunny or partially shaded parts of the garden that has good soil.
Lunaria can easily be started indoors. Plan to start the growing process about 7 weeks before you expect the last frost. The seeds should take about two weeks to germinate at 21 degrees centigrade. Once growing transplant the young Money plants at about 30 to 40cm apart.
Caring for Money plants - Lunaria
Money plants are pretty easy to look after; they will self seed so if you do not require money plants in the garden the following year, remove the plants before they shed seed. It is necessary to mulch the plants at the beginning of winter if you are planning to grow Lunaria as a biennial.