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Unidentified plant in greenhouse

nrobertson786nrobertson786 Posts: 2
in Fruit & veg
Can anyone tell me what this is that's growing in the greenhouse at my new house? It currently stands about 4ft high.
Many thanks
Nicola 

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  • PalustrisPalustris Posts: 4,307
    Shoo fly plant. Nicandra physalodes


  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    I love them, got them self seeded all over the place. Must come from the compost as I only ever grew from seeds once. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • nrobertson786nrobertson786 Posts: 2
    Ah OK, thank you for your help. 
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    Love the idea of a plant that shoos flies but does it work?
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    They’re very interesting plants, maybe they do shoo flies away.😀

    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    I could save some seeds if anyone wants them.
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    Pinched off the net.

    In the southern U.S.A. the juice of the plant has been mixed with milk as a poisoned bait for houseflies and blow flies in the same way in which the crumbled caps of the fungus Amanita muscaria were used in parts of Europe. However, the flies were said to be killed outright, rather than merely stupefied, as in the case of the mushroom/milk infusion.
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

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