Lunaria annua, also known as Honesty. Beautiful purple and white flowers that are easy to grow and loved by the bees..
Sow: May–June / September
Height: Approx. 0.5m
Seeds: Approx. 30
Type: Hardy Annual
Good for: Cut flowers · Pollinators · Seed saving
GROWING NOTES
Keep the seedbed or compost evenly moist while germination takes place, then grow on in good light.
SEED SAVING
Allow a few flowers to mature fully and collect the seed once it is ripe and dry. Store somewhere cool, dry and labelled.
Grown, harvested and packed by Missenden Seeds in the Chiltern Hills. Open-pollinated and grown without chemical pesticides or peat.
Lunaria annua, also known as Honesty. Beautiful purple and white flowers that are easy to grow and loved by the bees..
Sow: May–June / September
Height: Approx. 0.5m
Seeds: Approx. 30
Type: Hardy Annual
Good for: Cut flowers · Pollinators · Seed saving
GROWING NOTES
Keep the seedbed or compost evenly moist while germination takes place, then grow on in good light.
SEED SAVING
Allow a few flowers to mature fully and collect the seed once it is ripe and dry. Store somewhere cool, dry and labelled.
Grown, harvested and packed by Missenden Seeds in the Chiltern Hills. Open-pollinated and grown without chemical pesticides or peat.
