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This is an interesting plant but was very invasive in my zone 5b garden. It spread like wildfire. I cannot endorse the plant.
Does not grow here in Florida. Does better as a houseplant here sadly. Was one of my favorite plants to grow up north. Brought back memories.
I planted this because my wife liked the way the seed pods looked. The plant itself looks like a weed and isn't very attractive prior to...Read More
Yes, it's as invasive as the thug Chameleon Plant, but I keep it in one of my flower beds because the orange lanterns provide color late ...Read More
This is a garden thug here in Boston MA Z6a. It spreads aggressively by a deep rhizome I've never been able to dig out. It can also self-...Read More
The previous owners of our house planted these around the perimeter of our yard. They were beautiful until...we have been here three yea...Read More
Although beautiful, it is highly invasive. Today I spent 2 hours pulling the runners. It is crossing my pathway and heading to the neighb...Read More
Wanted to get info on how to get my chinese lanterns to ripen.
Get lots of green lanterns but usually don't ripen. See lots of
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Pasha,
If you plan to bury a pot of Chinese Lantern, MAKE SURE that there is not a drain hole in it. The rhizomes will es...Read More
My plants do not turn orange. Can anyone advise? Thank you.
I experimented a few times with growing these plants from seed. The first time I did nothing fancy, and almost tossed the seeds right int...Read More
One seed in the garden has produced a lateral root system that I will never get rid of lol. As everyone said above this is really invasi...Read More
full strength weed killer and diesel fuel .....mixture of 50 50 .....i had got the receipt from a friend because its the only thing that ...Read More
Physalis,or Cape Gooseberry are edible.Do not mix it up with the many varieties of this plant because some are poisonous.Make sure that w...Read More
Hi There,
A friend of mine gave me this plant 3 years ago, about 10 of them, The first year they bloomed and were wonderful, I lo...Read More
If only I had known... My grandmother had Chinese Lanterns in her garden when I was a very young child. I thought these flowers were so ...Read More
very invasive!!! DO NOT plant in the ground. It is taking over my entire yard, and several planters. IMPOSSIBLE to get rid off by pulling...Read More
is the chinese lantern plant the same as the poha fruit i've seen in hawaii?
Not sure who planted this, but sure enough, it is growing like an invasive weed in both my neighbors' and my side yards. Their part is po...Read More
Not that I want to encourage anyone to plant this bully, just wanted to answer a question here. In Paris I had a lovely cocktail garnishe...Read More
I dug up a part of my grandmother's Chinese Lantern from her yard in Nevada. I moved to Oregon to an apartment upstairs and want to cont...Read More
Bought seeds for this off of eBay. The seeds probably weren't all that great. I tried to start about 30 of them in peat pellets and onl...Read More
I got this plant 2 summers ago from a lady friend. She had a patch of it and although she had dug it up, little shoots continued to pop u...Read More
According to Plants for a Future database, physalis alkekengi are edible!
This took over an entire flowerbed, even coming up between bricks in a small sitting area. I went through and meticulously picked it out...Read More
I have read in a couple of books that this plant does well potted, which would eliminate the need to constantly weed it out of your garde...Read More
I LIVE WHERE IT GETS VERY HOT IN THE SUMMER, AND I HAD TO WATER MY TOMATILLOS EVERY DAY. UNFORTUNATLY THE NEED TO DO MORE WEEDING IS ENE...Read More
i liked the way it looked so i bought some seeds but i didn't know it could be poisonus anyhow i found out it's only poisonus if the berr...Read More
Mine are growing from seed (the whole lanterns) that I took in last fall; in late October. They dried completely; I neglected to take th...Read More
Caution should be exercised with Physalis: there are some 80 species; and, they are very often confused. Many people lump them together a...Read More
My sister-in-law just gave me a bowl full of the lanterns and I see the little cherries inside.
This is known as Florida Ground Cherry in Florida.
It is so invasive that once it shows up in your yard, total eliminatio...Read More
Today, after 9 1/2 autumns of enjoying looking at the Chinese Lanterns in our garden, a neighbour told me that the ground cherry is a del...Read More
Papery orange lanterns appear in late summer and are excellent in fresh and dried arrangements.