Lunaria rediviva
(Perennial Honesty)
Family - Brassicaceae
Category - Perennial
Origin - Europe, Western Siberia
Year of Introduction - 1596
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer
Hardiness - H7
Height - 60cm or more
Width - 30cm
Location - The Woodland Walk
Description: A herbaceous Perennial with a bushy habit. Matt, mid to dark green leaves are ovate to heart-shape with coarsely toothed margins. Small, cross-shaped flowers are blush lilac to white and have a light, sweet scent. The Blooms are held in panicles atop upright stems and are produced from mid to late spring. The flowers are followed by translucent, silvery seedheads that are Elliptic in shape. Excellent for use as cut flowers and drying.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Flower:
Small, cruciform flowers are blush lilac to white and scented. The blooms are held in panicles on upright stems and are produced from April into May. The flowers are followed by attractive, silvery seedheads that are elliptic in shape.
Flower colour: White, lilac
Flower shape: Cruciform flowers in panicles
Flowering time: April, May
Foliage:
Mid to dark green, matt-textured leaves are ovate to Cordate in shape with Dentate margins. The leaves are Alternately arranged on the stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Cordate to ovate
Propagation:
Division, seed.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.