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PHYSALIS SEEDS WINTER CHERRY CHINESE LANTERN - 40 PHYSALIS SEEDS
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PHYSALIS WINTER CHERRY – “CHINESE LANTERNS” – Physalis alkekengii
These are grown for the decorative value of their brilliantly colored, swollen calyces. They resemble miniature "Chinese Lanterns", thus one of the common names, Chinese Lantern Plant. Other popular names include Alkekengi and Winter Cherry. These perennials spread by means of underground stems. In gardens, they are sometimes grown as annuals. The Chinese Lantern Plant and its varieties are very pretty in the garden in late summer. The stems bearing the large orange "fruits" are valued for cutting and bringing indoors during the fall and winter months. They last a long time and look quite handsome in a vase. "Fruits" refers to the swollen calyces of the white flowers, which open early in the summer. If they are to be brought in to decorate the house, the stems bearing the pretty calyces should be cut as soon as they have developed their full
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