Are these plants? If So, What are they?

[Melody]

Ok some background.

I am gardening in my back yard. But I also have a piece of property in the country that I have corn, okra and stuff like that on. I use it for the taller stuff that I don't have room for here in town. While watering the other day I noticed these plants and after research realize they are tomatillo plants. About 50 of them. The land has been farmed a lot in the past 60 years. However, it has not had ANYTHING planted on it in the past 5-7 years. Just weeds. No water except for the rain. Ok, so that's the background.

Today I go out and on the far right side of the property I see these plants. Now they very well could be weeds, and if so I have no trouble in taking them down. However, if it is a cool fruit or veggie (I've never seen one before) then I want to find out how to really take care of it etc. There is also another plant that I have no idea what it is either. If you know or even have a clue, please let me know. You'll notice that the first two pictures, they have blooms, but they also have what looks like a fruit with prickly peeling on it. Thanks.

[amber]

Hi Melody

I'm not so familiar with that plant and it's my first time to see that. Maybe some of our friends here can help us.

[maddragoon]

the top plant in the pictures' fruit "looks" like immature star anise... i've never seen the plants these pods come off of though.

the bottom plant may be a wild form of tobacco (nicotania). they have a white ranging to red trumpet shaped flower that normally groups at the very top of a relatively cone shaped plant.

maybe this info will give you a direction to search in.

i would almost bet you have an old garden gone wild on your hands. between the tomatillos, star anise (maybe), tobacco (maybe) and what looks like decorative ivy growing up that tree in he first photo, i'd be real suspicious.

[ianlong]

the leaves look like pumpkins, but I'll look into it

[cindy stone]

The plants you are asking about are called .................. Four Oclocks!!!
Google and you will see tons of information on this flower