Apple of Peru

Apple of Peru

Nicandra physalodes

Other Common Names:

Cape Gooseberry, Apple of Peru

Weed Type:

Annual Weed

Characteristics:

Annual weed, blue flowers, papery pods

Control Methods:

Uprooting, Hoeing

Active Ingredient / Herbicides:

Glyphosate (e.g., Roundup)

About this weed

Nicandra physalodes, also known as the Apple of Peru or shoofly plant, is an annual shrub that grows to 1 meter tall.
It has spreading branches, egg-shaped leaves, and bell-shaped flowers.
The flowers are 5 centimetres or more across, pale violet with white throats, and only open for a few hours a day. The leaves are mid-green, toothed, and waved, and are 6 to 25 centimetres long and 2.5 to 18 centimetres wide.
The Apple of Peru is a member of the night-shade family and blooms in the summer. It’s poisonous to flies and humans, and should never be eaten. Some people rub the leaves on their skin as a fly repellent, or set it out in a dish mixed with milk to attract and poison flies.

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Weed Control Chemicals / Herbicides

Roundup

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