Chinese Lantern, Physalis alkekengi, often called Japanese Lantern, is an herbaceous perennial that in some areas can spread and become somewhat invasive. Once you’ve seen a Chinese Lantern plant ...

Q. We saw a flower arrangement at a hotel that included the Chinese lantern plant (Physalis franchetii var. gigantee). We checked with local plant places before ordering seeds online. Will we have any ...

When the golden-orange fruits of the physalis are harvested in late autumn and the leaves slowly wilt, many consider the ...

In the magic night-time garden, this little weed serves as a knee-high street light, towering above the crickets and toads on a late summer evening. Along its branches are dangling lanterns, and late ...