Cape Gooseberry - Physalis Peruviana - Fruit / Berry / Berries - Seeds Beetroot

Cape Gooseberry - Physalis Peruviana - Fruit / Berry / Berries - Seeds BeetrootPhysalis peruviana is the plant and its fruit, also known as Cape gooseberry (South Africa), Inca berry, Aztec berry, golden berry, giant ground cherry, Peruvian groundcherry and sometimes simply Physalis. It is indigenous to South America, but has been cultivated in England since the late 18th century and in South Africa in the region of the Cape of Good Hope since at least the start of the 19th century. Physalis peruviana is closely related to the

In shades of yellow and white expect blooming late spring to early summer

Heat-resistant

winter hardy

attractive purple flowers making this species a great potting specimen

Easily grown from seed and making a nice pot plant

It is very easy to grow and makes a stunning Bonsai Specimen

The fruit is ripe when it feels soft (like a ripe avocado or a bit softer) and its skin has attained an amber to orange hue

Flowers change from rusty red in the day to bluish-mauve at night

Looking for something unique to add interest to your garden and fruit salad

the edges of these scales are razor sharp

On the edges of the leaves there are upright teeth in opposite pairs that looks like an animal mouth

sandy & stony soils