Lunaria annua (biennis), For the Bees & Butterflies - (Aka: Money Plant) Beautiful in simplicity - Best known for its seed cases rather than flowers. Each is fragrant flat, translucent, round & papery. Every richly coloured flower is either a vibrant pure smooth white or a stunning purple & when gone, paper-thin discs are blown about in the wind gradually turning to skeletons & scattering its seed. Self-seeding biennial, develops into a robust, branching 2 ft tall plant with heart-shaped mid-green leaves, Great for Bees & Butterflies, use for autumn flower arrangements dried or cut flowers, Seed Count Approx - 35 to 40 avg
SOWING - Partial shade to sun, sow on loam-based seed compost, covered with grit & kept in a warm, light place in mid-spring for transplanting in late summer-early autumn. They will bloom in early spring the following year, biennial, self-seeding