Variegated White Honesty
Lunaria annua ‘Alba Variegata’
Genus: Lunaria
Species: annua
Cultivar: ‘Alba Variegata’
The Latin translation of the word Lunaria relates to the round, moon shaped seed pods.
Category: Annuals & Biennials
Height: 1.00 m (100 cm)
Spread: 0.30 m (30 cm)
Form: Annual or Biennial
Hardiness: Fully Hardy
Sun/Shade: Full sun or Light Shade
Soil: Nutritious, well drained.
Soil Moisture: Dry, well drained
Although the latin name of this plant suggests that it is an annual it often lives for two years, making it a biennial. Lunaria annua ‘Alba Variegata’ has heart shaped leaves, variegated and edged with white. In early summer , Lunaria annua ‘Alba Variegata’ produces white flowers. The flowers are followed by translucent, disk like, round seed pods that are often used in flower arrangements. Lunaria annua ‘Alba Variegata’ self-seeds freely but the seedlings are not likely to have the same leaf or flower colour.
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