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Lunaria annua
It is an annual or biennial growing to 90 cm (35 in) tall by 30 cm (12 in) broad, with large, coarse, pointed oval leaves with marked serrations. In spring and summer it bears terminal racemes of white or violet flowers, followed by showy, translucent, disc-shaped seedpods with a silvery sheen, 3–8 cm (1–3 in) in diameter, which persist on the plant through winter.[1] This plant is easy to grow from seed. It is usually grown as a biennial, being sown one year to flower the next.
Native to the Balkans and south west Asia, and naturalized throughout the temperate world.
Spotted growing along road to Cooper's Furnace Day Use Area at Allatoona Dam Cartersville, GA
Spotted on Apr 14, 2013
Submitted on Apr 16, 2013
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