Honesty

Honesty is a traditional biennial that our grandmothers used to have in abundance in their gardens. In spring, it will delight you with a flood of fragrant flowers that keep company with dame's rocket or columbines. However, its main charm comes in the summer, when it forms seeds wrapped in beautiful oval discs.

It is precisely for these fruits that we love growing honesty here. The flowers themselves are not particularly suitable for cutting, so it pays off to wait for the summer harvest. The dried silvery or greenish-purple discs look magnificent and will last for long months in dry arrangements.

Growing it is not complicated, but it does require a bit of patience. Like a proper biennial, it needs time to develop during the first year so it can fully show off its beauty in the next season. You will gain a low-maintenance plant that connects your garden with tradition and provides excellent material for winter crafting.