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Physalis alkekengi var. franchetii Variegated



25th June 2016


The Chinese Lantern is a vigorous herbaceous plantthat produced inflated orange 'lanterns' in autumn. The 'lanterns' are inflated calyces and there is a round, edible berry inside. I find them distasteful unless they are perfectly ripe. I have reached the point that I don't bother to taste them now.
I got this variegated form from Pan Global plants, it is interesting but not much more.

17th August 2017