Botanical profile
Ground cherry
Latin name
Physalis pruinosa
Type
Biennial cultivated as an annual
Family
Solanaceae
An annual plant that produces small, golden, sweet, and tangy fruits enclosed in a papery covering. Popular for desserts, jams, or as a fresh snack, it grows easily in full sun and tolerates warm conditions well. Undemanding, it also makes a very decorative vegetable garden. The fruits fall to the ground when ripe, ready to be picked.
Care guide
Growing conditions
Light, soil, water and hardiness
Hardiness zone
Grown as an annual (zone 10+ as a perennial)
Exposure
Full sun
Watering
Vegetable garden and yield
Companion planting, spacing and harvest
Companion plants
Plants to avoid
Spacing
Harvest period
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