Nicandra physaloides

Taxobox
name = Shoo-fly Plant

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image_width = 300px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Solanales
familia = Solanaceae
genus = "Nicandra"
genus_authority = Schreb.
species = "N. physaloides"
binomial = "Nicandra physaloides"
binomial_authority = (L.) Gaertn.

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