- Tiny creamy-white flowers are followed by fresh green papery lanterns which turn bright red in autumn.
- Superb in mixed borders and dried flower displays.
What you need to know:
- 1 x Mr Fothergills Chinese Lanterns Physalis Alkekengi Seeds
- Sow: March to July
- Flowering: July to October
- Indoors Sowing Guide: Sow indoors, for surest results, 0.5cm (1/4") deep, in trays of compost. Water well and place in a cold frame, unheated greenhouse or on a warm kitchen windowsill. Keep moist. Seedlings usually appear in 21-30 days. Transplant individually when large enough to handle to 8cm (3") pots. (Always hold seedlings by a leaf, never by the stem.) Gradually accustom young plants to outside conditions, before planting out 45cm (18") apart.
- Outdoors Sowing Guide: Sow outdoors thinly in a seed bed, into finely prepared soil which has already been watered. Thin seedlings to 5cm (2") apart before planting out to flowering position in autumn.
- Soil Type: Well drained, fertile
- Position: Full sun
- Hints & Tips: For dried displays, cut when 'lanterns' show colour, hang upside down in bunches in a light, airy room. Remove leaves when stems are dry.
- Approximate Maximum Height: 60cm
- Approximate Maximum Spread: 60cm
- Flower Colour: Red
- Hardiness & Longevity: Hardy Perennial
- Pack Size: 150 Seeds
