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Produce => Non Edible Plants => Topic started by: baldeagle on August 06, 2014, 22:09:42

Title: unknown plant
Post by: baldeagle on August 06, 2014, 22:09:42
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Title: Re: unknown plant
Post by: Deb P on August 06, 2014, 23:27:44
My guess, Datura.....a weed and poisonous to boot I think!
Title: Re: unknown plant
Post by: squeezyjohn on August 07, 2014, 00:46:33
I've got this one ... and I know I planted it myself from a random plant sale a couple of years ago.

It was labeled as "peruvian love apple" by the grower ... but I suspect that was a name they made up!

It's an ornamental non-edible relative of physalis, tomatillo and cape gooseberry, the dried stems with chinese lanterns on them are nicely decorative when dried.

I can't seem to stop it coming back no matter how I dispose of the plants though ... it certainly grows very well!
Title: Re: unknown plant
Post by: Palustris on August 07, 2014, 08:29:42
The shoo-fly plant (Nicandra physalodes). Fairly common self sown weed these days.
Title: Re: unknown plant
Post by: squeezyjohn on August 07, 2014, 09:37:45
That's the one!  Shoo fly plant - sometimes known as apple of Peru.

I didn't know it was a problem weed ... or I would never have planted it on the plot  :BangHead:

I still think the dried stalks with lanterns are very decorative though.
Title: Re: unknown plant
Post by: Digeroo on August 07, 2014, 10:31:30
Poisonous, not edible.