Lunaria annua 'Corfu Blue'
Honesty 'Corfu Blue'
Lunaria is a group of plants from the Brassica family, Brassicaceae. Specifically, Lunaria annua is native to central and southern Europe. It is a biennial, although can be grown as an annual, and has large heart shaped and toothed leaves, which have tiny hairs on them. In spring and summer, it produces clusters of open purple flowers, when turn into disc shaped translucent silvery seed pods. A number of cultivars are available in other shades and colours of purple and white. 'Corfu Blue' has dark grey-green leaves and lilac blue flowers.
Contributed by @richard.spicer.7906
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Full sun to partial shade
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Occasional watering
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Honesty 'Corfu Blue'
Latin name
Lunaria annua 'Corfu Blue'
type
Biennial
family
Brassicaceae
ph
5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
Moist and free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
0.35 M
0.70 M
Lunaria annua 'Corfu Blue'
Lunaria is a group of plants from the Brassica family, Brassicaceae. Specifically, Lunaria annua is native to central and southern Europe. It is a biennial, although can be grown as an annual, and has large heart shaped and toothed leaves, which have tiny hairs on them. In spring and summer, it produces clusters of open purple flowers, when turn into disc shaped translucent silvery seed pods. A number of cultivars are available in other shades and colours of purple and white. 'Corfu Blue' has dark grey-green leaves and lilac blue flowers.
Flowering Season
From Mid Spring TO Early Summer
Open flowers in shades of violet. Flowers in the following year.
Propagation by seed
From Mid Spring TO Early Summer
Sow seeds direct into flowering position, dig in some well rotted compost first to help retain water. They will flower the following year.
Propagation by seed
From Early Spring TO Late Spring
Sow seed under glass and cover lightly with fine soil, keep moist.
Planting Outdoors
From Mid Spring TO Early Summer
When seeds sown under glass are big enough to handle plant out into flowering position.