Description:

Also known as "caged love" or "Japanese lantern", this perennial plant measures about 0.80 m. This exuberant plant is ideal for filling the wild parts of gardens.

Soil tip:

Physalis is sensitive to cold. To ensure a good harvest, winter protection is therefore essential in cold climates.

Culture advice:

1. Sows: Sow from March to April under heated shelter.
2. Transplanting: Transplant into a nursery or under cover and plant in the open ground in May-June at a distance of 40 cm.
3.Harvest: Harvest from September to October.

Plants:

Physalis likes the proximity of radish because its presence keeps insects and other aphids away.