Chinese Lantern (Physalis Alkekengi)

This perennial flowering plant is named for its voluminous seed pods resembling incandescent paper lanterns. Commonly grown for use in dried bouquets, Chinese Lanterns delicate white summer blooms make way for green pods that turn to deep orange in the early fall. Best grown in confined areas as plants spread rampantly and can be invasive.

• 150 seeds minimum
• Germination: 15-21 days
• Mature height: 24″
• After last frost, sow thinly in rows 12-36 apart.
• Plant seeds deep. Keep evenly moist.
• Thin plants to 8-20 apart