Nicandra physalodes 'Blue Wonder'
- Product number: 541900
- Origin: South America
- Latin: Nicandra physalodes
The most common variety with green leaves and green-purple lantern-shaped fruits.
All plants should grow as easily as Nicandra.... Fresh serrated leaves, dark blue buds; from which sky-blue calyx flowers with white throats emerge (except for the rare white ones); then growing into Physalis-like lantern-shaped fruits. Can be dried in that form. Height 60-100 cm.
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Latin: Nicandra physalodes
Dutch: Zegekruid
English: Shoo Fly Plant, Apple of Peru
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- Flower colour: Sky-blue chalice flowers with white throats
- Origin: South America
- Average growth height: 60 to 90 cm
- Annual or perennial: Annual
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- Winter hardy: Not frost hardy
- Ease of cultivation: Easy
- Latin: Nicandra physalodes
- Dutch: Moneywort
- Also known as: Not applicable / Not known
- English: Shoo Fly Plant, Apple of Peru
