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purple money plant Lunaria annua VioletLunaria annua Violet Honesty Money Plant A classic cottage garden biennial grown for both its spring flowers and its iconic, translucent seedpods. Lunaria annua is also known as Honesty or Money Plant, and is a favorite among florists for dried arrangements. This variety produces charming violet purple or pure white blooms in spring, followed by decorative flat seedpods that shimmer like silver coins. The plants are easy to grow, self sow freely, and
Lunaria annua Violet | Honesty | Money Plant
A classic cottage garden biennial grown for both its spring flowers and its iconic, translucent seedpods. Lunaria annua is also known as Honesty or Money Plant, and is a favorite among florists for dried arrangements.
This variety produces charming violet-purple or pure white blooms in spring, followed by decorative flat seedpods that shimmer like silver coins. The plants are easy to grow, self-sow freely, and thrive even in partial shade or poor soil.
Key Features
- Plant type: Biennial (self-seeding)
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Flower color: Violet
- Height: Up to 90 cm
- Spread: 30 cm
- Flowering period: May to August
- Position: Full sun or partial shade
- Uses: Dried arrangements, autumn decor, cut flower gardens
- Soil: Moist, fertile, well-drained
- Special trait: Tolerates poor soil and shade
Though the flowers are delicate and short-lived, the real treasure lies in the seedpods — each plant can produce 20–30 stems heavily laden with flat, coin-like seed cases. These can be harvested fresh while green or left to mature for a silvery, papery finish.
Sowing Instructions
- Direct sowing: Best sown directly in autumn or early spring in 3 mm deep drills spaced 30 cm apart. Keep soil moist until germination and thin seedlings to 15 cm.
- Indoor sowing: Sow onto loam-based compost; lightly cover with a thin layer of grit. Maintain warmth at 18°C for 6–8 weeks, then cold stratify at 5°C for another 6–8 weeks. Return to warmth to trigger germination. Repeat warm–cold cycle if needed.
- Note: Germination can be slow and erratic — patience is key.
Growing Notes
- Thrives in less-than-perfect spots — including part shade and poor soil
- Avoid excessive feeding or manure
- Minimal maintenance once established
Harvesting & Drying
- Harvest seedheads in late summer to autumn when pods are mature and paper-like
- Peel off the green outer layer to reveal luminous, silvery discs
- To dry: Hang stems upside down in a warm, dark place for 2–3 weeks
Dried seedpods are fragile — handle with care once dried.
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★★★★★ 5
Coffee keep warm plate
Color: Silver, Color: Silver
4 heat settings. Love the hour timer. I can set how many hours I want it to keep my coffee warm. Very value at a great low price.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2026
★★★★★ 5
It's hot.
Color: Silver
It's hot. I like it.
I make my tea in a 20 oz mug.
Invariably it gets cold and I need to reheat it. Someone suggested I order a mug warmer. I chose this one.
It has 3 heat settings and a 12 hr timer with auto turn off. What more could I ask for?
Except that it has a low profile and easy to read and set settings, it does.
Prefect.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Effective and easy to use.
Color: Silver
Keeps my coffee and tea hot while I work at my desk. Easy to set temperatures, and to change them for different beverages.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2026
★★★★★ 5
The perfect coffee mug warmer!
Color: Wood
If you need a coffee cup warmer for your desk or work-station, this is it! I've been using almost daily for several weeks now and zero complaints thus far.
As with many-a-reviewer, the problem I was trying to solve is my coffee going cold long before I was done with it, leading to repeated microwave rewarm sessions. After reading through numerous reviews, articles on the matter, and forum postings, I settled on this product. My requirements:
- I did not want to use a specialized cup
- I did not want to have to find "flat-bottom" cups, I wanted to use any cup in my cupboard
- I wanted the coffee to stay hot, not just warm
- I needed auto-off, since I surely would forget to turn it off
- Idiot-proof controls
This product's description seemed to check all the boxes, and it delivered! I've been using for several weeks and it's been perfect. It works with my regular ceramic coffee mugs, and on high setting, keeps my coffee pretty hot (130F). All my ceramic mugs are concave bottom - look at picture in my review - so that's why it only gets that hot on High. A flat-bottom cup may only need Medium setting since it would have more contact area for heat transfer.
The faux-wood trim makes it look sorta classy, and although it is large, it doesn't look absurd on my desk, and I'd rather it be bigger than my cup, rather than too small. And I imagine I could use it to keep soup or other food warm on my desk, since I also take forever to finish food when I do eat at my desk. The faux-wood trim does not get hot-to-touch, so it also prevents burns from accidental touch. The surface is, of course, very hot but no little kids or cats in our house, so that wasn't a concern for me.
I'm glad I went with this 36W option, even though some articles I read indicated this was overkill. As mentioned above, I imagine I need the higher wattage heating element because I use regular concave-bottom coffee mugs. I have it plugged into surge protector that powers my tower PC and 4 UHD 27" monitors, and I haven't tripped anything yet. 36W is even less than what a fast-charging laptop charger would pull, so this doesn't seem excessive for a workstation.
FOOD SAFETY WARNING: As a former research lab assistant that grew bacterial cultures as one of my duties, I'd like to remind people to keep in mind that the danger zone for bacterial growth is ~40F to 140F, especially with dairy creamers. To test temperatures, I used a ceramic concave-bottom mug (starbucks mug in picture) and a metallic flat-bottom mug (green mug in picture). Here are the liquid temperatures I measured for this warmer:
- Ceramic convex-bottom mug, Warmer on High: 130F
- Metallic flat-bottom mug, Warmer on High: 175F
- Metallic flat-bottom mug, Warmer on Med: 150F
As you can see, the concave-bottom makes a significant difference in heat transfer, and thus the temperature of the liquid. Use common sense on how long you leave your coffee on the warmer. Coffee at 130F is probably fine for a couple hours, but if you're gonna be leaving it all day, you'll want it to be at 140F+, so use a flat-bottom cup. The metallic one I have got real hot to the touch, including handle and lip of cup, even at Medium, so you'll probably want to use a ceramic one.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2024
★★★★★ 5
My favorite desk item
Color: Wood
I love my coffee but it must be hot-every sip! I'd get up at work so often to go reheat my coffee in the nuker & don'tlike the microwave AND a hater coworker even commented to me that she noticed "how much I get up from my desk" so I thought, they gotta be making coffee hot plates for desktops these days & boom, they do!! I like the wood finish, right my aesthetic alley. The plate has 3 settings; high, medium & low. Even has an auto shutoff after..idk how many hours so built in safety. I've even put my ceramic cup of soup on there to keep it warm while I work through lunch a couple times & it worked for my soup on the high setting. Coffee goes to medium when I first get in since it cools on the car ride over & then down to low once it's hot again. Will be getting one for the home office here soon.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2026