Description
Not only Irish eyes will smile at this unusual plant. Its bright green bells with their tiny white "clappers" are always a conversation piece. Turns straw-colored when dry—a very valuable, long-lasting dried flower. The strain in this packet was selected for its superior cut and/or dried flower use. Reseeds, often producing new plants the following year from self-sown seeds.
Variety Info
- Family: Lamiaceae
- Native:
Asia and Ukraine
- Exposure: Full sun
- Plant Dimensions: Tall (Greater than 24")
- Variety Info: Showy part of flower is large (2") bell-like, apple-green calyx that contains tiny white flowers.
- Attributes: Cut Flower
Sowing Info
- When to Sow Outside: RECOMMEDED. 2 to 4 weeks before your average last frost date for chilling period. Seeds will germinate when soil temperature is above 50°F.
- When to Start Inside: 6 to 8 weeks before your average last frost date. Sow in 3" biodegradable pots; roots sensitive to disturbance.
- Days to Emerge: 15–35 days
- Seed Depth: Press into surface
- Seed Spacing: A group of 3 seeds every 12"
- Thinning: When 2" tall, thin to 1 plant every 12"
Description
Not only Irish eyes will smile at this unusual plant. Its bright green bells with their tiny white "clappers" are always a conversation piece. Turns straw-colored when dry—a very valuable, long-lasting dried flower. The strain in this packet was selected for its superior cut and/or dried flower use. Reseeds, often producing new plants the following year from self-sown seeds.
Variety Info
- Family: Lamiaceae
- Native:
Asia and Ukraine
- Exposure: Full sun
- Plant Dimensions: Tall (Greater than 24")
- Variety Info: Showy part of flower is large (2") bell-like, apple-green calyx that contains tiny white flowers.
- Attributes: Cut Flower
Sowing Info
- When to Sow Outside: RECOMMEDED. 2 to 4 weeks before your average last frost date for chilling period. Seeds will germinate when soil temperature is above 50°F.
- When to Start Inside: 6 to 8 weeks before your average last frost date. Sow in 3" biodegradable pots; roots sensitive to disturbance.
- Days to Emerge: 15–35 days
- Seed Depth: Press into surface
- Seed Spacing: A group of 3 seeds every 12"
- Thinning: When 2" tall, thin to 1 plant every 12"