Question
years ago I had an annual that grew about 3ft tall with flowers up and down the stalk. Then they produced a pod which started out green and then at the end of the season, they dried out and sprung open producing seeds which would come up the next year. I have lost the seeds when I moved and don't know the name of the plant. they came in a variety of colors. Can you help me find out the name of this plant? Thanks

Answer
I'm sure with a little more information -- the flower description and the bloom season, for starters, the location would be nice (I get questions from Australia, China, India, South America, England...) -- we could i.d. this plant you are so fond of.  We've all been there.  That said, why not try to find it yourself on the Bluestone Perennials website:

www.bluestoneperennials.com/b/bp/index.html

Pull up the website, then click "Custom Search" on the upper left.  It will ask you a battery of question that add up to an instant list of possible suspects, most of them complete with color photos.  Let me know how it goes.

L.I.G.