Mystery Plant
 

Hello,

Can anyone tell me what this plant could be? It self seeded in my
border this year (northwest UK) but Ive been unable to find out it's
name or
preferred growing conditions etc.


http://www.cobwebcottage.com/index.p...nt&task=view&i...

Tried posting it to rec.gardens as it looked a bit exotic. No joy so
far, so I thought Id try UK.rec.gardens.

Thanks in advance.


G

Mystery Plant
 

In article ,
green_light writes:
|
| Can anyone tell me what this plant could be? It self seeded in my
| border this year (northwest UK) but Ive been unable to find out it's
| name or preferred growing conditions etc.
|
| http://www.cobwebcottage.com/index.p...nt&task=view&i...
|
| Tried posting it to rec.gardens as it looked a bit exotic. No joy so
| far, so I thought Id try UK.rec.gardens.

Try posting a valid URL ....


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

Mystery Plant
 

sorry about that. stupid mistake. try this.

http://www.cobwebcottage.com/index.p...html&Itemid=19

G

Nick Maclaren wrote:
In article ,
green_light writes:
|
| Can anyone tell me what this plant could be? It self seeded in my
| border this year (northwest UK) but Ive been unable to find out it's
| name or preferred growing conditions etc.
|
| http://www.cobwebcottage.com/index.p...nt&task=view&i...
|
| Tried posting it to rec.gardens as it looked a bit exotic. No joy so
| far, so I thought Id try UK.rec.gardens.

Try posting a valid URL ....


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

Mystery Plant
 

In message
,
green_light writes
Hello,

Can anyone tell me what this plant could be? It self seeded in my
border this year (northwest UK) but Ive been unable to find out it's
name or
preferred growing conditions etc.


http://www.cobwebcottage.com/index.p...nt&task=view&i...

Tried posting it to rec.gardens as it looked a bit exotic. No joy so
far, so I thought Id try UK.rec.gardens.

"You are not authorised to view this resource. You need to login"


Thanks in advance.


G

--
Stewart Robert Hinsley

Mystery Plant
 

In reply to green_light ) who wrote this in
, I, Marvo,
say :

sorry about that. stupid mistake. try this.

http://www.cobwebcottage.com/index.p...html&Itemid=19

G

Nick Maclaren wrote:
In article
,
green_light writes:

Can anyone tell me what this plant could be? It self seeded in my
border this year (northwest UK) but Ive been unable to find out
it's name or preferred growing conditions etc.

http://www.cobwebcottage.com/index.p...nt&task=view&i...

Tried posting it to rec.gardens as it looked a bit exotic. No joy
so far, so I thought Id try UK.rec.gardens.

I'm guessing a variety of Ipomoea.

Mystery Plant
 

In article ,
green_light writes:
| sorry about that. stupid mistake. try this.
|
| http://www.cobwebcottage.com/index.p...html&Itemid=19

Urgent! Don't eat it! :-)

Your guess of Physalis is good - it is clearly one of the Solanaceae,
most of which are seriously poisonous. But, as to which, I am at a
loss.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

Mystery Plant
 

In message
,
green_light writes
Hello,

Can anyone tell me what this plant could be? It self seeded in my
border this year (northwest UK) but Ive been unable to find out it's
name or
preferred growing conditions etc.


http://www.cobwebcottage.com/index.p...nt&task=view&i...


But pulling the correct URL off rec.gardens ...

it's Nicandra physaloides - I'm surprised that rec.gardens didn't
recognise it.

Tried posting it to rec.gardens as it looked a bit exotic. No joy so
far, so I thought Id try UK.rec.gardens.

Thanks in advance.


G

--
Stewart Robert Hinsley

Mystery Plant
 

In article ,
"Uncle Marvo" writes:
|
| I'm guessing a variety of Ipomoea.

I am pretty sure that they are all climbers, and none have stems or
fruit like that. I would bet Datura or a relative.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

Mystery Plant
 

http://www.cobwebcottage.com/index.p...html&Itemid=19

try this.

Stewart Robert Hinsley wrote:
In message
,
green_light writes
Hello,

Can anyone tell me what this plant could be? It self seeded in my
border this year (northwest UK) but Ive been unable to find out it's
name or
preferred growing conditions etc.


http://www.cobwebcottage.com/index.p...nt&task=view&i...

Tried posting it to rec.gardens as it looked a bit exotic. No joy so
far, so I thought Id try UK.rec.gardens.

"You are not authorised to view this resource. You need to login"


Thanks in advance.


G

--
Stewart Robert Hinsley

Mystery Plant
 

You know - it does look poisonous doesnt it? I thought that at the
time.

Nick Maclaren wrote:
In article ,
green_light writes:
| sorry about that. stupid mistake. try this.
|
| http://www.cobwebcottage.com/index.p...html&Itemid=19

Urgent! Don't eat it! :-)

Your guess of Physalis is good - it is clearly one of the Solanaceae,
most of which are seriously poisonous. But, as to which, I am at a
loss.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

Mystery Plant
 

I know what you mean about the flowers looking morning gloryish but
these are much smaller, and this isnt an elegant climber. Its a fairly
stout plant standing easily without support but I have to say it does
look pretty good.


Uncle Marvo wrote:
In reply to green_light ) who wrote this in
, I, Marvo,
say :

sorry about that. stupid mistake. try this.

http://www.cobwebcottage.com/index.p...html&Itemid=19

G

Nick Maclaren wrote:
In article
,
green_light writes:

Can anyone tell me what this plant could be? It self seeded in my
border this year (northwest UK) but Ive been unable to find out
it's name or preferred growing conditions etc.

http://www.cobwebcottage.com/index.p...nt&task=view&i...

Tried posting it to rec.gardens as it looked a bit exotic. No joy
so far, so I thought Id try UK.rec.gardens.

I'm guessing a variety of Ipomoea.

Mystery Plant
 

"Nick Maclaren" wrote in message
...

In article ,
"Uncle Marvo" writes:
|
| I'm guessing a variety of Ipomoea.

I am pretty sure that they are all climbers, and none have stems or
fruit like that. I would bet Datura or a relative.

Good point. I don't think it's a Datura, but then again I've never seen one
quite that colour. The stems look right though. That's the one you're not
supposed to go to sleep under, IIRC.

Mystery Plant
 

Thats it. You got it. Thanks for that!

"The Shoo-fly Plant (Nicandra physaloides), also known as the Apple of
Peru, is an annual plant native to Peru. It is the only species in the
genus Nicandra. They are known for their property of repelling
insects.

Plants grow to 1 metre tall and are vigorous with spreading branches
and ovate, mid-green, toothed and waved leaves. The flowers are bell-
shaped and 5 cm or more across, they are pale violet with white
throats, and are produced from July to September.the flower will
become lantern like towards the end of its time, it is a hardy annual
that means it will last one season from seed to seed"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicandra_physaloides

Must have been distributed by birds.







Stewart Robert Hinsley wrote:
In message
,
green_light writes
Hello,

Can anyone tell me what this plant could be? It self seeded in my
border this year (northwest UK) but Ive been unable to find out it's
name or
preferred growing conditions etc.


http://www.cobwebcottage.com/index.p...nt&task=view&i...


But pulling the correct URL off rec.gardens ...

it's Nicandra physaloides - I'm surprised that rec.gardens didn't
recognise it.

Tried posting it to rec.gardens as it looked a bit exotic. No joy so
far, so I thought Id try UK.rec.gardens.

Thanks in advance.


G

--
Stewart Robert Hinsley

Mystery Plant
 

On Nov 15, 1:26 pm, Stewart Robert Hinsley
wrote:
In message
,
green_light writes

Hello,

Can anyone tell me what this plant could be? It self seeded in my
border this year (northwest UK) but Ive been unable to find out it's
name or
preferred growing conditions etc.

http://www.cobwebcottage.com/index.p...nt&task=view&i...

But pulling the correct URL off rec.gardens ...

it's Nicandra physaloides - I'm surprised that rec.gardens didn't
recognise it.

Well spotted;
it is a nice looking plant;
I have never seen one before.

Des



Tried posting it to rec.gardens as it looked a bit exotic. No joy so
far, so I thought Id try UK.rec.gardens.

Thanks in advance.

G

--
Stewart Robert Hinsley

Mystery Plant
 

"green_light" wrote in message
...
Hello,

Can anyone tell me what this plant could be? It self seeded in my
border this year (northwest UK) but Ive been unable to find out it's
name or
preferred growing conditions etc.


http://www.cobwebcottage.com/index.p...nt&task=view&i...

Tried posting it to rec.gardens as it looked a bit exotic. No joy so
far, so I thought Id try UK.rec.gardens.

Thanks in advance.

It says I need to log in so can't help sorry.


--
Chris, Sugar Hill, Barbados
A little learning is a dangerous thing, but it still beats total ignorance.