perennial honesty

Perennial honesty, scientifically known as Lunaria rediviva, is a species of plant belonging to the mustard family, Brassicaceae. It is native to Europe and is cultivated for its attractive flowers and its distinctive, papery seedpod partitions. These partitions, which remain after the seeds have dispersed, are silvery and translucent, contributing to the plant's ornamental value in dried-flower arrangements.1

The genus Lunaria includes three species, two of which, annual honesty (Lunaria annua) and perennial honesty (L. rediviva), are commonly grown. Annual honesty is also known as the money plant or silver dollar plant and features four-petaled flowers in shades of reddish purple or white. It can be grown as an annual or biennial and has naturalized in parts of eastern North America. Perennial honesty, in contrast, has pale purple flowers and pointed oval seedpod partitions. A third species, Lunaria telekiana, is a rare plant found in the mountains of Albania, Montenegro, and Serbia.12