Lunaria - Silver Dollar Plant also known as honesty or money plant   The silver dollar plant - grown for pleasure and not for profit. photo to the left is a second year plant The money plant is biennial - leaves in the first year and flowers in the second year.  For continual flowering plants you need to plant the seeds for 2 consecutive years. photo to the right is a first year plant   After flowering the plant develops the "money" - a flat seedpod that starts out green and turns to a brown colour.  In the photo to the right you can just see the green "money" appearing.  Let these dry on the plant till they are a darker brown.   When you cut the stems of seed pods, be careful.  Each pod consists of 3 layers.  The outside layers can be carefully removed to reveal the lighter, transpartent middle layer.   The seeds will fall away with the outside layers.    The seeds easily pop off of the transparent "money".  The seeds can be left to drop in the garden and will germinate quite easily the following spring.  Seeds may also be started inside by sprinkling them ontop of the dirt.  They will germinate in 10 to 14 days.    The stem and middle layers can then be used in dried arrangement.  The seed pods also resemble the moon, hence the name lunaria.  Print a seed label for money plant seeds. The Gardens ~ Seeds & Plants ~ craftygardener.ca Please sign or view the guestbook.