Topic: Plant id?

[Palustris]

Anyone know this? Not Ipomoaea, about  a foot high, black stems

[saddad]

It's not a nemophillia (?) is it?
 :-\

[star]

It looks like a small flowered Gloxinia, but dont think so. Its very pretty ;)

[Amazin]

Nicandra physaloides - Shoo-fly plant - reputed to deter whitefly.
Pretty seedpods like Chinese lanterns. Grows wild on my plot.

[star]

hAVE YOU NOTICED IT WORKS FOR WHITEFLY Amazin?

(Dopey with caps lock again sorry....)

[Amazin]

Notice things? Wot, me?

 ;D

[longlad]

if it works against wthite fly can i have some seeds please  :-[ ;D

[Amazin]

If I've got any to harvest, I'll let you know (haven't looked for a while).   ::)

[star]

if it works against wthite fly can i have some seeds please  :-[ ;D

That's what I was gunna ask too....... ;)

[Palustris]

Thank-you. We do not grow many annuals so had no idea, not having seen one for myself.

[Ceratonia]

Definitely deters insects - but poisonous to people & animals as well. It is what the catalogues call "an easy annual" which I think is code for "you'll only ever need to buy one packet because they'll grow themselves all over the garden for years if you let them set seed." The lantern shaped seedheads that follow the flowers are worth waiting for, though.

[Amazin]

Palustris,

We do not grow many annuals so had no idea, not having seen one for myself.

Ceratonia's right - you'll never need to buy another one!

And yes, all parts of the plant are poisonous.

Happy to pass on seeds if anyone wants to PM me.

(Those last two sentences are not connected)

 ;D

[flowerlady]

I know I have come late into this conversation but if after the others you have a spare seed or two please may I have one?  :-\

[Amazin]

Course you can, FL

 ;D

[flowerlady]

I'll pm you ;D  Flo x

[longlad]

ive pmd you ;D

[star]

Got the seeds this morning.......thanks Amazin ;)

[Amazin]

Welcome!    ;D