Friday
Jun012012
Wildflowers
Friday, June 1, 2012 at 9:08AM 
I am sitting on my thinking rock. The cows in the pasture across the road are sunning themselves. They lead a carefree life of grazing and milling about. But that's not the subject of today's post.
This blog is tucked into the edges of the Internet. And sometimes I hear from a reader. Occasionally with helpful advice. So today I appeal to you to help me identify this delicate and graceful plant. The leaves look like tiny fragile paper coins. I think they prefer the shade. That's where I spotted them.
In gratitude for your help, the reader who furnishes the correct answer will receive a signed copy of my book, A Baker's Portrait.
Reader Comments (10)
Lunaria - money plant.
Correct. Luaria, or honesty plant.
http://www.wendynewhofer.com/#/lunaria/4540849524
Could it be Field Pennycress?
Perhaps the plant is the Thoroughwart Pennycrest or Perfoliate Pennycrest as shown at http://www.ppws.vt.edu/scott/weed_id/thlpe.htm
Looks like lily-of-the valley to me.
I don't know the scientific name, but it is known as a money plant.
First, please let me say that when I was a librarian for a Jewish Children's library your books were among my favorites--and the students', too.
Second, the plant is called a Money Plant, or Silver Dollar Plant. Scientific name: Lunaria biennis.
I was hoping to find it with Search by Image, where you drag an image into the search bar in Google Images, but the details in the picture were a bit small. (Example here: http://goo.gl/6FSzf)
Then, I just described what I was looking for, thinking about words others would have used to describe the plant: [flat round seed pods papery] in Google Images, and it popped right up.
Honestly, I also loved these as a kid. My grandmother had them in her house. I'd forgotten that she called them "Silver Dollar Plants."
So many good memories from visiting your blog today! Thank you.
Thank you. Wow. Great responses. I will get to work studying the answers. And thank you, Marge, for your kind words.
The "silver dollars" come after the bright purple flowers (or at least that's the case with the money plants in my garden). Fun to learn the scientific and other common names as well!
It looks like Scotch Broom.