Description
Chinese lanterns on short stems with orange fruits.
This plant will send runners though the substrate an will soon colonise an area in the garden. Ideally suited to the semi-shaded area where it has room to spread out.
Flowering: Summer
Hardiness: Hardy
Height: 25cm
Spread: 30cm+
Common Name: Chinese lantern / Bladder Cherry / Devil’s Berry / Devil’s Bladder
Life Cycle: perennial
Family: Solanaceae
Foliage: ovate
Basic Colour: ( orange )
Flower Colour: white
Natural Flowering: June – September
Winter Hardiness: Fully Hardy
Height with Flowers: 30cm
Soil Requirements: well-drained / average / moist
Soil ph: acid / alkaline / neutral
Location: container / rock garden / border / cottage garden
Usage: ornamental / bee food plant
Pruning: cut back after flowering
Tolerates: drought tolerant
Origin: Asia
wendy finn (verified owner) –
Michael Bowyer (verified owner) –
Mary Wright (verified owner) –
Quite small, and taking time to establish, but it was heathy.