Apple of Peru o Shoo Fly plant Black Podded Nicandra physalodes TessGruun

Apple of Peru or Shoo Fly plant or Pomme du Pérou or Zegekruid Black Podded Nicandra physalodes TessGruun is a vigorously growing lantern plant with beautiful bell-shaped, light blue flowers. The seed pods look like lanterns, with a purple-green color; these can be dried. Nicandra physalodes is a graceful but poisonous plant, and effective against white fly. The beautiful purple flowers spread a scent that the white fly can not stand. Flowering time July-September. Sow outdoors from March-May Planting distance 50 cm Position anywhere Height of the plant 100 cm Colour purple

White fly is very persistent in many gardeners, you can find white fly at the bottom of tomato, eggplant, or melon leaves. White fly feeds on the juice and weakens the plants. The droppings of the white fly contain a lot of sugars where fungi appear. If you let the white fly pass, your plants will eventually be covered in a sticky dark layer, sooty mildew fungus. The white fly has four stages: larva, pupa, egg, and fly. In the egg and pupa stage this insect is virtually indestructible. The best prevention is draught: white flies apparently can't stand it. For this you need a front and back door to your greenhouse. From the beginning of June day and night you can put them at least open. Many gardeners swear by certain immune plants. They place one or more plants in the greenhouse, possibly in pots, and because of their smell they keep the whitefly away. Africans, basil, ornamental tobacco are often mentioned, but (Nicandra physaloides) are most effective. Nicandra physaloides is an ornamental but poisonous plant, and a family of tomatoes, peppers, etc. The beautiful light blue / purple flowers spread a scent the white fly can't stand.