nicandra shoo fly plant - Gardening
Once a popular ornamental in gardens, the "shoo-fly plant" (Nicandra) has become modestly naturalized in some places. Dear Helen: Can you tell me what this blue flower is? It has self-sown in my ...
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Sometimes you just luck out and stumble onto a plant that turns out to be a winner. That’s what happened when I purchased a seedling shoo-fly plant (Nicandra physalodes) at a rare-plant nursery a few ... On the morning after the election, I ambled up the gentle incline into the back garden, with the intent of capturing a decent photo of the imposing shoo-fly (Nicandra) plants that had volunteered ... Seattle Times: Sometimes, you just get lucky: Shoo-fly plant turns out to be a winner Sometimes, you just get lucky: Shoo-fly plant turns out to be a winner Description: In terms of species, Nicandra physalodes is an only child, though it is part of the very successful solanaceae family that includes such edible plants as eggplant, tomato and potato.