Lunaria rediviva
Perennial (Lunaria rediviva )
The Perennial (Lunaria rediviva ), also Savage silver leaf or honesty, a plant belonging to the family of cruciferous plants is ( Brassicaceae). Together with the annuals (Lunaria annua) and Lunaria telekiana it is the genus of silver leaves ( Lunaria ).
Description
The Enduring silver leaf is a perennial herbaceous plant that reaches the heights of growth from 30 to 140 cm. The leaves are all stalked, pointed ovate to heart-shaped with toothed margins. The flowering period is from May to July. As inflorescences dome-shaped umbrella- formed. The four petals are white to pale - purple and 12 to 20 mm long. At night, the flowers smell strongly like lilac. As long silicles fruits of 3,5 cm to 9 cm formed the broad - lanceolate, laterally compressed and are translucent. Your septum is silvery. You remain partially into next spring on the plant.
Ecology
The Enduring silver leaf is a perennial Hemikryptophyt and a half rosette plant with rhizome.
The flowers are large, fragrant " stem plate flowers " with outstanding anthers. The calyx tube is quite long with 8-9 mm. The nectar is enriched at the base of the stamens. Pollinators are moths and bees, pollen -eating insects besides. The flowers are probably self-sterile. The flowering period is from May to July.
The pods ripen throw from the fruit valves. It remains next to the seed-bearing frame as conspicuous structures the wrong partition back. This serves as a windscreen and promotes the spread as wind spreader. The seeds with skin edge are glider pilots and cold to germinate. Fruit ripening is from August to October.
Occurrence
The Enduring silver leaf comes from the Iberian Peninsula over Central and Southern Europe to the European part of Russia and southern Sweden before. It mainly grows in moist, shady deciduous mountain forests of hot and mild winter locations. It is a characteristic species of ash - maple forest ravine.
Use
The Enduring silver leaf is occasionally planted as an ornamental and aromatic plant.