Description
Money Plant or “Silver Dollar Plant” Lunaria Seeds 6525.
Fragrant Spring Blooms and Shiny Silvery Seed Pods for Dried Arrangements.
Money Plant, also known as Silver Dollar Plant or Honesty (Lunaria annua), is a cherished biennial garden favourite grown for its cluster of fragrant purple, pink, or white flowers in late spring, followed by its signature flat, translucent, silvery seed pods. Reaching 90 cm in height, this plant forms a neat rosette of foliage in its first year, requiring a cold winter period to initiate flowering stems for the following season. The unique, paper-like seed pods remain a timeless favourite for everlasting dried floral bouquets and indoor arrangements.
Quick Seed Details
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Product Code: 6525
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Botanical Name: Lunaria annua
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Type: Open-Pollinated Biennial
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Hardiness: Zone 4
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Height: 90 cm
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Plant Spacing: 30 cm
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Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Shade (Prefers midday shade)
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Germination: 15–20 days at 20°C
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Seed Count: Approx. 50 seeds per packet (50 seeds per gram)
What you need to know to Plant & Grow
Money Plant requires a winter cooling period to trigger flowering stems during its second season.
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Indoor Sowing: Start seeds indoors in a quality soilless starter mix in early April. Maintain a temperature of 20°C for the 15 to 20 day germination period. Move sprouted seedlings under lights at slightly cooler temperatures before hardening off and transplanting outdoors after the danger of spring frost has passed.
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Outdoor Direct Sowing: Direct sow seed outdoors in June or July to establish foliage rosettes during the summer for blooms the following spring and summer.
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Spacing & Care: Space plants 30 cm apart in well-drained soil. Provide shade during noon hours in hot weather. Apply a light layer of mulch in late fall to protect evergreen rosettes over winter.
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Dried Bouquets: Harvest stems late in the season once seed pods have fully dried and turned translucent silver.
Why Money Plant Seeds belong in Your Garden
If you enjoy everlasting dried flower crafts and fragrant spring blooms, Money Plant is an essential selection. Its self-seeding nature ensures a perpetual yearly supply of distinctive silvery seed pods and colorful early-season flowers that attract native pollinators to shaded garden spots.
