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Identifying "Penny Tree" as Money Plant (Lunaria annua)

Grandmother's "penny tree" with circular brown leaves holding 4 seeds each is Lunaria annua (money plant/honesty). Biennial: sow now, flowers next spring, seeds form June–July. Purple flowers are lovely. Order seeds online if local centers lack them.

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