''Moluccella'' is a

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and short-lived

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native to Central and Southwestern

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and the

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/ref> They are tall, upright, branched plants growing to 1 meter or more with toothed leaves and small white fragrant flowers.Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2012). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 4: 1-431. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève. ;Species # '' Moluccella aucheri'' (Boiss.) Scheen - Iran, Pakistan # '' Moluccella bucharica'' (B.Fedtsch.) Ryding - Uzbekistan # '' Moluccella fedtschenkoana'' (Kudr.) Ryding - Uzbekistan and Tajikistan # '' Moluccella laevis'' L. - Bells of Ireland - Turkmenistan, Iran, Iraq, Caucasus, Cyprus, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Turkey; naturalized in scattered locations in Europe, Africa, and North America # '' Moluccella olgae'' (Regel) Ryding - Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan # '' Moluccella otostegioides'' Prain - Pakistan # '' Moluccella sogdiana'' (Kudr.) Ryding - Uzbekistan, Tajikistan # '' Moluccella spinosa'' L. - Mediterranean from Spain + Algeria to Turkey + Palestine

Cultivation

Marginally frost hardy, these plants prefer full sun and moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil. Propagation is from seed.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q2916241 Lamiaceae Lamiaceae genera Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus