Is Money Plant deer resistant?
Lunaria annua
Plant typeBiennialHardinessZones 5–9LightPart shadeMature height24–36 inBloomSpring
MaintenanceLow, mostly leave it alone
About Money Plant
Grown for the translucent papery seed pods rather than the purple flowers. Leave the stems standing until the pods dry, then rub the brown outer skins off between finger and thumb to reveal the silver discs. A biennial that self-sows freely, and it can become weedy in mild damp regions.
Soil and care
- Soil pH
- 6 to 7.5
- Drainage
- Average garden soil
- Water
- Moderate
- Spacing
- 12 to 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- Low
Similar to Money Plant
Other biennials with the same deer rating.
Where Money Plant grows
Hardy across most of these 50 states on zone range alone. Mountain and coastal areas sit outside the ranges used here, so check your own zone before ordering.
- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
- New York
- Connecticut
- Massachusetts
- Virginia
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Wisconsin
- Ohio
- Indiana
- Illinois
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Tennessee
- Georgia
- Texas
- Colorado
- California
- Oregon
- Washington
- New Hampshire
- Vermont
- Maine
- Rhode Island
- Delaware
- West Virginia
- Kentucky
- South Carolina
- Florida
- Alabama
- Mississippi
- Louisiana
- Arkansas
- Oklahoma
- Kansas
- Nebraska
- Iowa
- South Dakota
- Montana
- Wyoming
- Idaho
- Utah
- Nevada
- Arizona
- New Mexico
- Alaska
- District of Columbia
- Hawaii
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Common questions about Money Plant
- Is Money Plant deer resistant?
- Money Plant (Lunaria annua) is rated Seldom Severely Damaged on the Rutgers NJAES four-tier scale. Light browsing at worst; rarely ruined.
- What hardiness zones does Money Plant grow in?
- Money Plant is hardy in USDA zones 5 to 9. Outside that range it will either not survive winter or will struggle with summer heat.
- Does Money Plant grow in shade?
- Yes. Money Plant tolerates part shade, which makes it one of the options for a shaded bed where deer also browse.
- How big does Money Plant get?
- Mature height is roughly 24–36 in. Growth rate is fast.