silver dollar plant
silver dollar plant — noun
1. a garden plant (Lunaria annua) native to Europe whose flat, round seed pods look
a garden plant (Lunaria annua) native to Europe whose flat, round seed pods look like old silver coins. After the outer layers dry and fall off, the inner membrane stays on the stem as a papery, nearly transparent disc.
The gardener dried silver dollar plant stalks and used the papery pods in a winter wreath.
collocation: papery pods; winter wreath
After the first frost, the round seed pods of the silver dollar plant turn a pale silver colour.
Wei planted silver dollar plant seeds under the kitchen window and watched the purple flowers bloom in early summer.
When you shake a dry silver dollar plant stem, the flat seed pods make a soft rattling sound.
- honesty
the more common British name for the same plant
- money plant
another shared name, also used for a different houseplant (Pilea peperomioides)
- lunaria
the scientific genus name, used in gardening catalogues