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Bells Of Ireland in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Moluccella laevis

 

Bells Of Ireland

Moluccella laevis is a flowering annual grown for its attractive tall spikes of fresh apple-green bells arranged all the way up the stems. It is ideal for inclusion in flower arrangements to give height and texture.

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plant Features
  • Bells Of Ireland likes partial shade

    Partial shade

  • Bells Of Ireland likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

  • Bells Of Ireland is not frost hardy

    Not Frost hardy

  • Bells Of Ireland likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Bells Of Ireland

Latin name

Moluccella laevis

type

Annual

family

Lamiaceae

ph

6.0 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Bells Of Ireland likes partial shade

    Partial shade

  • Frost

    Bells Of Ireland is not frost hardy

    Not Frost hardy

  • Soil

    Bells Of Ireland likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

  • Water

    Bells Of Ireland likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Bells Of Ireland is 0.75meters x 0.60meters 0.75 M 0.60 M

Moluccella laevis

Moluccella laevis is a flowering annual grown for its attractive tall spikes of fresh apple-green bells arranged all the way up the stems. It is ideal for inclusion in flower arrangements to give height and texture.


Planting young plants

From Late Spring TO Early Summer

If grown from seed, when the seedlings are large enough to handle, pot the seedlings up and grow on before hardening off. They can be planted out after all risk of frost has passed.

 
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