Honesty
Honesty, also called money plant, is easy to spot in the garden. It produces fascinating seedpods, about the size of large coins, that have a translucent shimmer to them. It also boasts fragrance and plenty of old-fashioned charm, making it a favorite for cottage gardens. Its sturdy stems, clothed with oval- or heart-shape leaves sometimes rimmed in white, are topped with clusters of white or reddish-purple flowers. The distinctive flat round or elliptic seedpods follow and later reveal a silvery membrane within.
Honesty is not fussy about soil and usually self-seeds to come back year after year.
- Light:
- Sun,Part Sun
- Zones:
- 3-9
- Plant Type:
- Perennial
- Plant Height:
- 2-3 feet tall
- Plant Width:
- 1 foot wide
- Flower Color:
- White or light reddish-purple flowers, depending on variety; some cultivars have white variegated foliage
- Bloom Time:
- Blooms late spring and summer, depending on variety
- Landscape Uses:
- Containers,Beds & Borders
- Special Features:
- Flowers,Attractive Foliage,Fragrant,Winter Interest,Cut Flowers,Dried Flowers,Attracts Butterflies,Drought Tolerant,Deer Resistant,Easy to Grow
Bellflower
The loose panicles of white, pink, or violet flowers of milky bellflower assort well with those of honesty for a cottage garden feel. They enjoy similar conditions.
IrisBlooming at the same time as honesty, pale yellow cultivars of bearded iris cool down the sometimes strident color of honesty in full sun.
FlaxIn summer, perennial flax and honesty make a fine combination in sunny places.
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