Hi All Here I am again! Thanks for all your posts, and glad you like my pic (of course I had to take about 30 at the same time, dratted digital photography!). Kato that Van Sion is quite similar but it looks a lot more "shaggy" than my mystery daff. Of course without two pics showing the same angle and distance itÂs quite hard to be sure. Mine seems to have shorter petals all the way round, particularly the inner ones. Of course, like you say Bigeasy, there are lots (ha) of hybrids, and this could perhaps be a Van Sion thatÂs been doing itÂs own thing in the wilds for decades! With a name to go on I did some searches of my own so see if I could pull up some more pics and found a little nursery in Wales (UK) selling bulbs, they carry this and say that their local version of Van Sion grows wild and has green tinges. Well, I am delighted to have a name to have a start with, I think what I have is very possibly the Van Sion and if not itÂs very similar, so I can perhaps do more research along those lines. Gosh itÂs hard to stay focused though isnÂt it? There is so much out there on the net and I went off looking for the Van S. and ended up looking at all kinds of bulbs! I will see if I have with me any more photos that might help give a better comparison of the Irish daff. Michael  yes I am still in Boston and did get my lobelia in MahoneyÂs thank-you! I posted a message on Sunday actually on the New England Coastal forum to say so, someone did (a while back) ask me to say what I thought of it when I got there. Maybe it was you, sorry I canÂt remember now! I did get good advice, and continue to do so luckily for me! Will go away now and look for more pics, if I find any I will post them. Cheers! ps just saw the "famous' bit there Michael, wahay! Nice to be recognised!!!! I'm certainly hoping my deck will be recognized in South Boston, in my minds eye it is ridiculously overfull of growth! Here is a link that might be useful:

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The only concern about the tap root is with transplanting - plants with tap roots tend to be overly fussy about transplanting so it is best to sow the seeds directly where they will be grown.....much like poppies. Or purchase already started plants that can be transplanted without any (or with minimal) root disturbance. Since these are annuals, there is a limit as to how big any tap root might actually get and it is really not a major concern. They do get quite tall if not growing one of the more compact or dwarf forms, so that's what you want to base your pot size on - something with enough height and heft to balance the top growth and well as not becoming top heavy. And also generous enough to accommodate whatever else you intend to include. A rough rule of thumb is that the container should be at least 1/2 the height of the tallest plant, so if you are growing a Molucella that will reach 4', you will want a 2' tall pot - shorter forms would allow for a shorter pot. And width is up to you but large enough to accommodate the the spread of the Molucella and whatever else you plant with it.