Solved Some sort of flower

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    Saw this in Whitstable castle gardens :)

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      Shoo Fly plant aka Nicandra physalodes.
       
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        Ta Pal :thumbsup:

        Got some seeds off it :whistle:
         
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        Love it.
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          Also known as the Apple of Sodom :yikes:

          Not a lot of people know that :snorky:
           
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          Or Apple of Peru, though it's vaguely poisonous. It's a tropical weed species, which is presumably how it gets into bird seed and then sometimes pops up around bird feeders. It's a fun plant for our gardens.
           
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            Definitely a plant once, weed out forever plant!
             
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