Dallas Morning News: Easy-to-grow husk cherry adds sweet, tart flavor to salsas and salads Every year I try out something new in the garden. It might be a hybrid plant that is making a heralded debut or an old-time crop that’s moving toward a comeback. This year’s experiment is the husk ...

Understanding the Context

Every year I try out something new in the garden. It might be a hybrid making a heralded debut or an old-time crop making a comeback. This year's experiment, husk cherry (Physalis pruinosa, also ... Ground cherry Physalis angulata.

Key Insights

This picture was sent to me for identification via the newspaper column. Without seeing the plant in person and opening up the papery pod, I am guessing it is ground ... The ground cherry plant, known for its tiny lanterns containing its fruit. Nicole Zempel shows off the low-profile ground cherry plant. Known for its "tiny lantern" leaves, it is toxic except for its ...

Final Thoughts

At Wattles Farm, the community garden in Hollywood, Gina Thomas pointed out a cluster of tiny, husk-enclosed ground cherries hidden among the foliage. Some were no bigger than marbles. “It comes from ... Barbara Damrosch - The Washington Post Every year I try something new in the garden. It might be a hybrid making a heralded debut or an old-time crop making a comeback. This year's experiment, husk ...

One of the joys of gardening is the ability to experience new things each growing season. Sometimes it’s a new cultivar or variety of a plant that you have grown for years. Or perhaps new colors on ...