Physalis 'Gigante'
1L
£8.00
Physalis 'Gigante'
£8.00
In stock — 7 available
Description
A vigorous spreading perennial growing 30-60 cm. The ripe fruits are orange-scarlet, borne inside a papery calyx or 'lantern', and are edible with a tomato-strawberry flavour. Bees like the flowers. Gigante has extra large fruits.
Dies back to below ground level each year in autumn, then fresh new growth appears again in spring.
| Key features | Edible, Fast growing, Flowering, Good cut flower, and Autumn interest |
|---|---|
| Hardiness | Extremely Cold Hardy <-20ºC |
| Aspect | Full sun and Sheltered |
| Flowering | July and August |
| Flower colour | White |
| Origin | Asia |
| Pollination | Self-fertile |
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