Cape Gooseberry

$15.99

Physalis peruviana – Cape Gooseberry

Delicate yellow, bell-shaped flowers with dark purple spots in the flower’s throat. The fruit is round and yellow/orange, enclosed in a papery husk or lantern. The lantern dries when the fruit is ripe. The fruit’s skin is waxy, and the pulp is juicy with many tiny seeds. Cape Gooseberries are small, sprawling plants with grey-green, velvety, heart-shaped leaves. Grows approximately 1m high x 1.5m wide.

This herbaceous perennial will grow for several years, other than the very frosty areas where it can be grown annually, producing the fruit from summer to autumn. It has many uses, from eating fresh to decorating cheesecakes, pavlovas and gateaux. Use in pies or make jam or jelly. Compliments seafood, when made into a sauce, as it has a beautiful crisp flavour.

Easy to grow in many well-drained soil types, a good trim in spring after frosts have gone and pinching new growth tips will see it grow into a beautiful bushy plant. Frost tender, requires protection.

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Sunlight:Full sun, Filtered/partial sun
Temperature:High, frost free
Wind:Indifferent to most wind except stormy conditions
Moisture:Grows in average garden conditions, Grows in dry conditions, needs perfect drainage
Texture:Light, loose, free, Average garden conditions
Colour:Yellow
Height:1m
Width:1.5m
SKU: CAPGOO 1.9L Categories: , ,

Description

Physalis peruviana – Cape Gooseberry

Delicate yellow, bell-shaped flowers with dark purple spots in the flower’s throat. The fruit is round and yellow/orange, enclosed in a papery husk or lantern. The lantern dries when the fruit is ripe. The fruit’s skin is waxy, and the pulp is juicy with many tiny seeds. Cape Gooseberries are small, sprawling plants with grey-green, velvety, heart-shaped leaves. Grows approximately 1m high x 1.5m wide.

This herbaceous perennial will grow for several years, other than the very frosty areas where it can be grown annually, producing the fruit from summer to autumn. It has many uses, from eating fresh to decorating cheesecakes, pavlovas and gateaux. Use in pies or make jam or jelly. Compliments seafood, when made into a sauce, as it has a beautiful crisp flavour.

Easy to grow in many well-drained soil types, a good trim in spring after frosts have gone and pinching new growth tips will see it grow into a beautiful bushy plant. Frost tender, requires protection.

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