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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 |
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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. |
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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. |
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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 |
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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. |
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, 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 |
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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. |
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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 |
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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. |
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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. |
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"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. |
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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 |
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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 |
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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. |
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