Garden Design With Bells Of Ireland
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Garden design with bells of ireland. Always a standout among garden plants bells of ireland sports green bell shape calyxes on long stringy stems. Floral designs with bells of ireland harvesting it bells of ireland flowers are easy to dry and they add interest to fresh cut flower arrangements. Bells of ireland have been grown for ages for good reason.
Bells of ireland flowers are also used in dried arrangements. The lime green flowers make an attractive foil for wine or magenta colored flowers like red velvet celosia celosia argentea red velvet globe amaranth gomphrena globosa or purple prince zinnia zinnia purple prince. To dry the flowers harvest the stalks when all of the flowers have fully opened.
Tie them in small bunches and hang them upside down in a cool dark well ventilated space. They are spectacular in the garden in cut flower arrangements and for wedding bouquets. Bells of ireland moluella laevis is a summer flowering annual native to turkey and syria.
The showy calyxes aren t the outer whorl of this annual s true flowers which are tiny white and often fragrant. One of my favorite flowers is bells of ireland. Mostly as a cut flower bells of ireland also makes a stunning accent plant in a mixed border or in a container garden.
Grow bells of ireland by seed and plant them two inches deep.