Thanks Dave, I am sure that you are right. It certainly fits the
description.


On Sat, 21 Jun 2003 21:59:53 +0100, "David Hill"
wrote:

You should have tried posting it on uk.rec.gardening,

The plant in question is the Shoofly Plant, Apple of Peru
'Black Pod'
Nicandra physalodes
http://plantsdatabase.com/go/54685/