species
Lunaria annua
Honesty
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Lunaria annua is a biennial in the family Brassicaceae, also known as Honesty, introduced to the UK. It reaches 90 cm tall and 40 cm across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun or part shade, on loam, clay or sand soil, where the ground is acid, neutral or alkaline and in well drained conditions, and suits average positions. It flowers from April to June. Its RHS hardiness rating is H7 (very hardy): Below −20°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 90 cm tall × 40 cm across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H7 (RHS)
- Lifecycle
- Biennial
- Aspect
- Full sun, Part shade
- Soil
- Loam, Clay, Sand
- Acidity
- Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
- Moisture
- Well drained
- Exposure
- Average
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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