is there a way to have only white flowered money plants

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meganEmelia Rochester, NY Apr 28, 2009

Hello, I'm new to Dave's garden and really excited about the whole thing. It 's so neat! I am wondering if you can select only white flowered plants (lunaria anua) and then end up with more white plants? I have a shady front yard and thought the white flowers and subsequent silvery seed pods could help de-gloom it? I have purple flowered plants that live in theback yard. I found a white flowered plant at the garden center and was going to go back to pick out more, once the other plants had bloomed, in order to have only white flowered lunaria. Began to wonder if this was pointless once I read they are biennials, so the same plant will not come back? Will the seeds from a white flowered plant make more white flowered plants? I'd like any info or ideas... Thanks!

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kwanjin (Zone 7a) Apr 28, 2009

First of all, WELCOME!!! We love having new people.

I have LOTS of little seedlings growing in my yard. Mine flowered last year and they are the white ones. My understanding is they will flower white again. They are biennials so after the second year they won't come back. I think they will come true from seed and be white again. It you plant them this year and then next, you should get flowers every year from the seeds. I don't know how well they'll do in shade. Mine are in full sun.

Anyone else?

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EllaTiarella Portage, MI(Zone 5b) Apr 28, 2009

Interesting question. I too am curious. How far will the pollen come from? Would white pollinated with purple result in white? etc. etc. I have purple Lunaria all around my yard. But I vaguely remember somebody in my neighborhood had white Lunaria all around her yard.

If you already have Lunaria, you know what the seedlings look like so you don't inadvertently weed them out?
(Note to myself: Take photos of Lunaria seedlings and submit for PlantFiles.)

And, welcome to DG!

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meganEmelia Rochester, NY Apr 29, 2009

Thanks, Ella Tierella and kwanjin...It was fun and encouraging to get a response...Today I saw that the plant with the white flowers now has a branch with some purple ones opening up. The others I saw were only purple...maybe ones with just white flowers don't exist. Anyway I'll keep on watching and try and read up on the plant. Thanks again!

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meganEmelia Rochester, NY Apr 29, 2009

OOPS! It is actually three plants rooted together, Two purple flowered,one white. I'm gonna go with just the white and see what happens...

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