Money Plant
Lunaria annua
One of the earliest Old World flowers grown in Colonial American gardens, Money Plant is notable for its coin-shaped seed pods, which dry to a silver color, hence the name.
Honesty, or Money Plant, is named for its showiest feature—its two-foot stalks festooned with silvery, coin-shaped seedpods. It was among the first European flowers grown in American gardens and was valued for its seed pods and edible roots. Seeing the small purple flowers on April 25, 1767, Jefferson remarked, "Lunaria still in bloom, an indifferent flower."
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Heirloom Seeds and Plants from the Monticello collection
Plant history in your gardens with seeds and plants from Monticello and the Thomas Jefferson Center for Historic Plants.
