A wildflower that is popular with beneficial insects, bees, butterflies, moths and other pollinators. Purple flowers are produced from April to June, Grows to 75cm tall and 30cm across in full sun or partial shade and moist but well-drained soils.
Honesty / Lunaria annua
£3.00Price
VAT Included
Position: Flower border
Flowering months: Apr / May_
Light: Full sun / Mix of sun and shade / Dappled shade
Soil: Clay / Loam / Chalk / Sand
Tested in our local soil (t.i.o.l.s.): Yes (but avoid heavy clay)
Drainage: Moist but well-drained (never waterlogged)
Life cycle: Biennial (flowers in its second year and then dies)
Hardiness: Fully hardy (in Bristol winters)
Over winter: Partially dies back (semi-evergreen)