Bells of Ireland

• Common name: Bells of Ireland
• Latin name: Molucella laevis
• Phisiology: a lightly scented plant that grows 24 to 36 inches tall. The 1- to 2-inch, white-veined green bells that cling closely to stems are not really flowers but enlarged calyxes--the outer leaves that appear at the base of most flowers. The true flowers, tiny, fragrant and white, are deep within the bells.
• Sowing instructions: sow the seeds outdoors when there is no longer any danger of frost, but while the weather is still cool. Space them 12 to 16 inches
  apart.
• Germination: germination takes 3 to 5 weeks.
• irrigation & Fertilisers: They grow well in average soil and will not require side dressing if the soil is rich in organic matter. Water deeply in dry weather. Deep
  watering aids the formation of good root mass to support this tall plant