Shell Flower Small 159×320 Medium 317×640 Large 507×1024 Download TIFF Original 1189×2400 | (1.3 MB) Description Shell flower and molucca balm are the common names of moluccella laevis. The plant grows two to three feet tall. The flower clusters have six flowers. The plant is native to western Asia. Keywords molucca balm, moluccella, moluccella laevis, shell flower Galleries Flowers and Shrubs: S Source: L. H. Bailey Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture (New York, New York: The MacMillan Company, 1917) volume 4, page 2059