| 词条 | Lunaria annua | ||
| 释义 |
|name = Annual honesty |image = Lunaria annua flowers.jpg |taxon = Lunaria annua |authority = L. }} Lunaria annua, called honesty or annual honesty in English, is a species of flowering plant native to the Balkans and south west Asia, and naturalized throughout the temperate world. DescriptionIt is an annual or biennial growing to {{convert|90|cm|0|abbr=on}} tall by {{convert|30|cm|0|abbr=on}} broad, with large, coarse, pointed oval leaves with marked serrations. The leaves are hairy, the lower ones long-stalked, the upper ones stalkless.[1] In spring and summer it bears terminal racemes of white or violet flowers, followed by showy, light brown, translucent, disc-shaped[1] seedpods (silicles) the skin of which falls off to release the seeds, revealing a central membrane which is white with a silvery sheen, {{convert|3|-|8|cm|0|abbr=on}} in diameter; they persist on the plant through winter.[2] These pods are much used in floral arrangements. EtymologyThe Latin name lunaria means "moon-shaped" and refers to the shape and appearance of the seedpods.[3] The common name "honesty" arose in the 16th century, and may also relate to the translucence of the seedpods. In South East Asia, it is called the "money plant" and in the United States it is commonly known as "silver dollars", "Chinese money", or "Chinese coins" because its seedpods have the appearance of silvery coins. For the same reason, in French it is known as monnaie du pape ("the Pope's money"). In Denmark it is known as judaspenge and in Dutch-speaking countries as judaspenning (both meaning "coins of Judas"), an allusion to the story of Judas Iscariot and the thirty pieces of silver he was paid for betraying Christ. CultivationThis plant is easy to grow from seed and tends to naturalize. It is usually grown as a biennial, being sown one year to flower the next. It is suitable for cultivation in a shady or dappled area, or in a wildflower garden, and the flowers and dried seedpods are often seen in flower arrangements.[3] Numerous varieties and cultivars are available, of which the white-flowered L. annua var. albiflora[4] and the variegated white L. alba var. albiflora 'Alba Variegata'[5] have won the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[6] See also
GalleryReferences1. ^1 Parnell, J. and Curtis, T. 2012 Webb's An Irish Flora. Cork University Press {{ISBN|978-185918-4783}} 2. ^{{cite book|title=RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants|year=2008|publisher=Dorling Kindersley|location=United Kingdom|isbn=1405332964|pages=1136}} 3. ^1 {{cite book|last=Coombes|first=Allen J.|title=The A to Z of plant names|year=2012|publisher=Timber Press|location=USA|isbn=9781604691962|pages=312}} 4. ^{{cite web|title=RHS Plant Selector - Lunaria annua var. albiflora | url=http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=1201|accessdate=22 May 2013}} 5. ^{{cite web | url = https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/83138/i-Lunaria-annua-i-var-i-albiflora-i-Alba-Variegata-(v)/Details | title = RHS Plantfinder - Lunaria alba var. albiflora ‘Alba Variegata’ | accessdate = 25 March 2018}} 6. ^{{cite web | url= https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/agm-lists/agm-ornamentals.pdf | title = AGM Plants - Ornamental | date = July 2017 | page = 62 | publisher = Royal Horticultural Society | accessdate = 25 March 2018}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/weeds/plants/money_plant.htm|title=Money Plant (Lunaria annua)|website=www.illinoiswildflowers.info}} External links
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