Moluccella laevis (Bells-of-Ireland, Bells of Ireland, Molucca balmis, Shellflower, Shell flower) is a summer flowering annual, native to Turkey, Syria and the Caucasus.

She inserted rows of striped and fringed tulips, sweetheart roses and white carnations and then cut sections of tall leafy stems of Bells-of-Ireland to make a ruffled green edge to conceal the foil.

In my cool, drafty home, bells of Ireland germinated impressively.

I didn't know I'd be engaging in a battle of wits with bells of Ireland.

So do bells of Ireland, with their strange, lime green, cuplike flower bracts nestled into leafy stems like brussels sprouts.

The closed casket at the Staples Center was decorated with red roses and Bells of Ireland flower arrangement.

Finding Bells of Ireland Q. I remember my grandmother raising bells of Ireland and would like to plant some myself.

A. The stately, old-fashioned annual bells of Ireland (Moluccella laevishas), also sometimes called shell flower, has long been a mainstay of English cottage gardens, although it's actually native to western Asia.

Moluccella laevis (Bells-of-Ireland, Bells of Ireland, Molucca balmis, Shellflower, Shell flower) is a summer flowering annual, native to Turkey, Syria and the Caucasus.

It was a big cheery thing: five carnations, three Gerbera daisies, three stock, three Asiatic lilies, three alstroemeria and four roses, plus filler of goldenrod, statice, bells of Ireland, lemon leaf and leather-leaf fern.

This weekend they were at York Farmers' Market, with a supply of larkspur, bells of Ireland, sweet peas, flowering chives and iris, and their season will go on until October with the last of their sunflowers and dahlias.

Moluccella laevis (Bells-of-Ireland, Bells of Ireland, Molucca balmis, Shellflower, Shell flower) is a summer flowering annual, native to Turkey, Syria and the Caucasus.

With her left arm she holds a book at her side, and in her right hand she holds a shellflower aloft.

The single species it comprises, Pistia stratiotes, is often called water cabbage, water lettuce, Nile cabbage, or shellflower.

Her Paiute name was Thocmetony (or Tocmetoni), which means "shellflower"; it is not known why or when she took the name Sarah.

Alpinia nutans (Shellflower, Dwarf cardamom) is a Southeast Asian plant of the ginger family (Zingiberaceae), which is often used as a medicinal plant.

Balmony, Bitter Herb, Chelone, Chelone glabra, Hummingbird Tree, Salt-rheum Weed, Shellflower, Snakehead, Turtlebloom.

Moluccella laevis (Bells-of-Ireland, Bells of Ireland, Molucca balmis, Shellflower, Shell flower) is a summer flowering annual, native to Turkey, Syria and the Caucasus.

Also charming are the Mexican shellflower or tigerflower (Tigridia pavonia), whose 10-inch-high, spotted blossoms come in many bright hues, and Sparaxis tricolor, a seven-inch-tall South African native that also comes in a variety of cheerful colors.

Fast growing, Moluccella laevis will reach 1 metre and spread to 30 centimeters with an erect, branching habit.

Moluccella laevis (Bells-of-Ireland, Bells of Ireland, Molucca balmis, Shellflower, Shell flower) is a summer flowering annual, native to Turkey, Syria and the Caucasus.