bells of ireland
Moluccella laevis
USDA zones2 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
Size2 to 3 feet tall12 to 18 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- White flowers in green calyces
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Bells of Ireland (Moluccella laevis) is an annual for borders, cut flowers, and cottage gardens. It shrugs off cool spells and light frost, though a hard freeze will damage it. This plant likes full or part sun and average to wet soil of most types. Small white flowers sit inside tall green calyces, and the fragrant stems attract butterflies. Deer and rabbits rarely make it their first choice. Give the erect stems room to grow.
Pairs well with Double Click Snow Puff cosmos, Charm peony, and Red fescue.
Native range
Turkey to Turkmenistan.