Honesty

Name: Honesty
Brand: AcquaGarden
Price: 12.95 GBP
Availability: InStock

Wildflowers

Ornamental

Honesty (Lunaria annua) is a charming biennial plant, prized for its beautiful spring blooms and distinctive, translucent seed pods that persist into autumn. Its delicate purple or white flowers are a favourite in cottage gardens, borders, and wildflower meadows. With its dual appeal of flowers and decorative seed pods, Honesty adds beauty throughout the growing season and beyond. Explore more in our All Products minus Subscriptions collection. Discover other options in our All Products collection.

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Honesty, also known as Lunaria annua, is a wonderful addition to any garden, offering both spring blooms and fascinating seed pods that are often used in dried flower arrangements. This biennial plant produces clusters of purple or white flowers in the spring, followed by striking flat, translucent seed pods that add interest into autumn. It’s perfect for borders, cottage gardens, and naturalised areas.

Produces purple or white flowers in late spring to early summer
Followed by unique, translucent seed pods in autumn
Easy to grow and ideal for informal, cottage-style gardens
Thrives in full sun to partial shade in well-drained soil

What's Included

Pots: Get big, ready-to-grow plants in 9cm pots. Plant them in your garden or larger pots right away. They're bigger and stronger than plug plants. Pre-fed and watered for healthier plants from the start.

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Care Information

Sunlight	Full sun to partial shade
Position	Exposed
Soil	Well drained soil
Planting Time	Early summer
Moisture	Moist
Hardiness	Hardy
Growth Rate	Medium
Spacing	30cm
Height and Spread	1m x 50cm
Annual or Perennial	Annual

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Plant Care

Honesty is a versatile and easy-to-grow biennial that offers both visual interest and practicality in the garden. Its lovely flowers in spring are followed by unique, papery seed pods that can be harvested for dried flower arrangements or left on the plant for decorative effect.

Thrives in full sun to partial shade
Produces purple or white flowers followed by distinctive seed pods
Ideal for borders, cottage gardens, and wildflower meadows
Provides seasonal interest from spring through autumn

Honesty is a versatile and easy-to-grow biennial that offers both visual interest and practicality in the garden. Its lovely flowers in spring are followed by unique, papery seed pods that can be harvested for dried flower arrangements or left on the plant for decorative effect.

Thrives in full sun to partial shade
Produces purple or white flowers followed by distinctive seed pods
Ideal for borders, cottage gardens, and wildflower meadows
Provides seasonal interest from spring through autumn

Honesty plants are easy to grow in most conditions and will provide colour and interest through their flowers and seed pods. Perfect for naturalising in wildflower meadows or adding to cottage garden borders.

Choose a spot with full sun to partial shade and well-drained soil
Plant the seedlings 30cm apart in a well-prepared bed
Water well after planting and keep the soil moist as the plants establish
Ideal for spring or autumn planting

Honesty plants are easy to grow in most conditions and will provide colour and interest through their flowers and seed pods. Perfect for naturalising in wildflower meadows or adding to cottage garden borders.

Choose a spot with full sun to partial shade and well-drained soil
Plant the seedlings 30cm apart in a well-prepared bed
Water well after planting and keep the soil moist as the plants establish
Ideal for spring or autumn planting

Honesty plants are low-maintenance and thrive in a variety of conditions. Once established, they require little care and will reseed themselves year after year. Their flowers and seed pods offer visual interest from spring to autumn.

Water regularly during dry periods, but avoid waterlogging
Deadhead spent flowers to encourage further blooming
Allow seed pods to develop for ornamental use or harvest for dried arrangements
Remove old plants after they have finished seeding to make way for new growth

Honesty plants are low-maintenance and thrive in a variety of conditions. Once established, they require little care and will reseed themselves year after year. Their flowers and seed pods offer visual interest from spring to autumn.