Up for sale is one pack of 50 Money Plant (Lunaria Annua) flower seeds. An unusual biennial wildflower that creates small clusters of violet flowers. The real show starts once the flower goes to seeds where is creates silvery flat seed pods slightly smaller than the size of a quarter. These seeds pods make great dried flowers.
We offer flat rate combined shipping on all orders, no limit on the amount or type of seed packets.
CULTURE
Soil temperature: 70 degrees fahrenheit
Germination lighting: Light required
Germination days: 20 days
Plant spread: 24"
Plant height: 33''
Plant type: Biennial
Maturation days: 365 days
For zones 4-9 money plant is easy to grow, but keep in mind they are biennials and will flower in their second year.
You can direct sow these in early winter by sowing on your garden bed surface and lightly dust with screened peat. Don't bury the seeds too deeply as they need light to germinate.
You can also start these in pots, or direct sow in spring, after cold treating the seeds. Mix your seeds with 1/8 cup of sand or screened peat and add 1 teaspoon of water so your mixture is moist but not soggy. Place in your refrigerator (not freezer) for 60 days. After 60 days let your mix dry out on the counter then and sow into pots. These need light to germinate so when sowing into pots sow the seeds on the surface of your potting mixture and lightly dust with sand or vermiculite. Transplant into your garden after your last frost.
If direct sowing in spring, after the cold treatment described above, sow on the surface and lightly dust with screened peat.
We offer flat rate combined shipping on all orders, no limit on the amount or type of seed packets.
CULTURE
Soil temperature: 70 degrees fahrenheit
Germination lighting: Light required
Germination days: 20 days
Plant spread: 24"
Plant height: 33''
Plant type: Biennial
Maturation days: 365 days
For zones 4-9 money plant is easy to grow, but keep in mind they are biennials and will flower in their second year.
You can direct sow these in early winter by sowing on your garden bed surface and lightly dust with screened peat. Don't bury the seeds too deeply as they need light to germinate.
You can also start these in pots, or direct sow in spring, after cold treating the seeds. Mix your seeds with 1/8 cup of sand or screened peat and add 1 teaspoon of water so your mixture is moist but not soggy. Place in your refrigerator (not freezer) for 60 days. After 60 days let your mix dry out on the counter then and sow into pots. These need light to germinate so when sowing into pots sow the seeds on the surface of your potting mixture and lightly dust with sand or vermiculite. Transplant into your garden after your last frost.
If direct sowing in spring, after the cold treatment described above, sow on the surface and lightly dust with screened peat.