Lunaria annua
- Good for Cutting
- Loved by Garden Birds
- Loved by Pollinators
- Self-sows
- Perfect for Pots
- Scented
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Tried & tested by Sarah
Cared for at our own nursery
Easy to grow
I’d be lost without my honesty which gardeners tend to take for granted
You can harvest the young leaves and add them to salads or wilt them and eat them as you would spinach.
- Good for Cutting
- Loved by Garden Birds
- Loved by Pollinators
- Self-sows
- Perfect for Pots
- Scented
Product details
- Type
- Biennial or Short-lived Perennial
- Position
- Border (Middle), Cutting Garden
- Soil
- Broad Tolerance
- Height
- 90cm (36in)
- Common name
- Honesty
- Moisture
- Moist but Well-drained
- Aspect
- Part Shade
- Spread
- 30cm (12in)
- Cultivation
- Best sown direct in June, rake soil to a fine tilth and sow thinly, space rows/seeds 30cm (12in). Cover seeds lightly with soil. Can sow indoors March-April. A period of hot-cold may help with germination. Plant out after the frosts.
Care Tips
Leave the seedheads for architectural value through winter or use in dried flower arrangements
