Physalis alkekengi

Plant Characteristics
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Scientific Names

Read about Physalis alkekengi in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Physalis alkekengi, Linn. Alkekengi. Strawberry Tomato. Winter Cherry. Bladder Cherry. Diffuse grower, usually with zigzag mostly simple angled setose pubescent sts.: lvs. ovate, with broad base, angular, the petiole widening at the top: fls. whitish, the anthers yellow: fr. red (sometimes eaten), the ripe large calyx blood-red and very showy. Seems to be native from S. E. Eu. to Japan, but now adventive or naturalized in many parts of the world; it represents a variable group, from which different forms may be separated. Gn. 41, p. 577; 49, p. 233; 57, pp. 28, 432. The strawberry tomato is an old garden plant, grown for its highly colored bladders. The plant grows 12-18 in. tall. Of easiest cult. In the N., plants are usually started indoors. It is a perennial, the root withstanding much frost if protected, but it is usually grown as an annual. Not hardy in the northern states. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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