crushed leaves have a very unique scent .. and you can go buy more.. by comparing such ... nothing smells like geranium ... which is the only name i ever saw it sold under ... at places like bigboxstore... which confuses me.. if you cant find it there [i presume you meant online, but am suggesting you turn off the technology..and go to a garden center.. there a whole new world out there.. lol] ken

Thanks again everyone. at 1st I thought it was fruit flies but they are too quick. I have no fruit or garbage. I am religious about the garbage. Are fungus gnats and fruit flies the same thing? The source was 100% from H.H.H. They are now in my car! No wonder my neighbours think I'm nuts. I sprayed Safer's in my car. Whatever they are; please watch out everyone. They are horrible. I did not see them until the next day. Just a reminder to really inspect plants before bringing them into your area. Let them sit for awhile. Give them a shake. I am discovering not only do these bugs like the human head, they possibly sting or bite. I have an itchy rash on my face. I am so upset I cried. I've even though the unthinkable... destroying it. It's just too perfect a specimen. The entire locusta drama has been very shady. One mysteriously pops up, infested? Maybe my punishment for saying bad things about them in public. The truth hurts sometimes when you don't run a clean operation. Its the only plant I have ever gotten from Hausermann's that is acclimated to light. It had to have been somewhere else. Everything I have ever bought from them burns under tubes or a 23 w cfl. locusta did not. Their lycaste's usually have white drips all over the leaves from the G/H window coating. This one did not. I am going for the Bayer systemic. Bayer does ok by me systemically! What do you think about the rose dust powder? Interesting RP about the G/H costs. You grow equally as beautifully in both places, but you're right, I have seen more diversity from your pic posts since you've had the G/H. Must be fun though! The 2am thing would be a total nightmare! 15£ for the entire winter or a month? CFL's? That is really cheap by comparision to the Chicago. FL was much cheaper. My Electric bills are frightening (~175$/mo), so are my gas bills for heat and a/c. The worst has been 985$ in a month for gas in winter. The shoppe gets closed during winter. I have 2 HVAC systems. Only run 1 at a time. I have to move back to Europe. You guys get all the gorgeous orchids and a discount on electric. Clara Off to see Montoya race this w.e in RP's locusta! ;-)

Looks very much like Sida rhombifolia (AKA Malva rhombifolia) or another closely related mallow to me as well. The seed pod is absolutely characteristic of the entire family. Once it blooms again in the spring, post a photo or search for images under Sida varieties or Malva varieties and you should be able to get a definitive ID on it. Why you're having trouble describing it is because it's classified as a "subshrub"... that is, it has some characteristics of a woody shrub and some characteristics of an herbaceous perennial. It's also (as you are finding) an extremely prolific spreader in that those seed pods have a bazillion tiny seeds and they spread everywhere. They are light enough, the wind carries them. I love my mallows (some of them have blooms that are quite lovely) but keeping them in check is a challenge. I'm not sure if you want to get rid of them altogether or just rein them in a bit, but the way that I have kept them under control is to cut them back as soon as they finish blooming, before the seed pods have a chance to dry out. If you leave them and let the seed pods dry and open, they will be everywhere, as I'm sure you've found. For my favorite ones, I usually let a few of the pods on the bottom of the stem mature and dry and I collect them before they open. I do that so that if for some reason, my mother plant dies or a friend wants to grow some, I have some seeds that I can drop in that area in the spring or share, although usually I can just dig a seedling up to share in the spring. Usually, all I have to do is check around the yard LOL... the seeds are amazing. No matter how hard you try, a few pods mature early and the wind takes the seeds everywhere and they sprout all over the place. And yes, once they get over a matter of 6 inches tall, they can be a real chore to pull up. I have the same problem with cherry seedlings. It takes a weeding tool and leather gloves to avoid killing your hands.

Seamommy, I think he may be looking for "Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow" .... I have never heard it called "Lady of the Night" however. I have not noticed an unusual fragrance from this plant. However, mine has bloomed only during the winter in my plant room. I believe it to be NOT winter hardy in my zone.