5.5″ Physalis franchetii Chinese Lantern (3/Pot)
Physalis franchetii or Chinese Lantern as it is commonly named, is a unique plant that produces delicate white flowers in the summer that transform to bright pumpkin orange “paper” calyces that resemble Chinese lanterns in the fall. It’s these lanterns that make this plant so special as they add lots of fall interest.
– Full sun to part shade
– Well-drained soil
– 28″H x 24″W
– Blooms May to July
– Fruit in fall
– Deer resistant
– Zone 2
*NOTE: These plants can be vigorous and spread by underground rhizome as well as by seed. To help maintain spread, simple clean up of fallen lantern seed pods is good practice OR consider planting in containers rather than in the ground.
Leaves, berries and seed pods are toxic.
$12.95
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