nicknamed 'Money Plant' or 'Silver Dollar'; alternate, heart-shaped and toothed mid-green leaves; many 4 petaled, cross-shaped, white to light purple flowers; flat seed pods that are round and brown; the outer walls must be removed to enjoy the silver inner walls; best in fertile, moist but well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade; direct sow in autumn or spring; 2'-3'; whz 3-9.
To create a meadow-like effect in his garden, (I call it his 'plant orgy', because he throws everything in the same bed!), Brent often overseeds in the spring and fall with annuals and biannuals after he plants bulbs. Basically, he broadcasts (sprinkles seed) on top of the disturbed soil and gently rakes it to cover it. In doing so, he crates many lovely sweeps of color that either blooms with or follows the the blooms of the spring flowering bulbs. We hope that some of you will try and enjoy this technique creating fabulous combinations of your own! (Seeds may have a better germination rate if seeded in flats in a greenhouse, but considering how long it would take to set each seed, broadcasting the seed seems to be a better use of our time. Besides, we think it makes a much more natural looking meadow with this technique!) We suggest for zones 3-6 that you broadcast the seed in the spring; for zones 7-9 in the fall, unless otherwise stated. Seed varies in size and density. We offer 20-100 seeds per packet; enough to sow approximately 10 sq. ft; best in full sun.
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