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Plant ID Please

Posted by Colin Hunt on September 2, 2014 at 1:21pm in Plants

This monster has appeared on one of our old compost heaps. It has laid over, but would be about 6' high if upright. We don't have it in any of our gardens.

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    Nick @ NM Garden Services Ltd September 2, 2014 at 1:31pm

    Looks like it might be a Datura.

    If it is, the leaves will often smell like beef gravy if rubbed between your fingers!!

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    Phil Voice September 2, 2014 at 1:45pm
    It's Nicandra: https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/Profile?pid=538

  • Colin Hunt September 2, 2014 at 5:06pm

    Thanks guys - Nicandra Physalodes it is. Think I will collect some seeds for next year, we have some big spaces to fill where we have reclaimed ground from some very overgrown shrubs on some of our larger gardens.

  • Nick Steele September 2, 2014 at 7:28pm

    It is Nicandra - it's a very common surprise arrival in gardens, we're often asked about it. The seed is commonly included in commercial bird seed mixes, and so gets 'deposited' all over the place!

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    Phil Voice September 2, 2014 at 7:40pm
    My thoughts also Nick when I first saw the leaf.

    Datura grows in abundance here...but it's not to be messed with;)

    I wrote about it here: http://www.landscapejuice.com/2009/08/devils-snare-datura-stramoniu...



    Nick @ NM Garden Services Ltd said:

    Looks like it might be a Datura.

    If it is, the leaves will often smell like beef gravy if rubbed between your fingers!!

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