Don't throw away the papery husk on the outside of each ground cherry. Instead, repurpose these delicate items into a ...

See some of the Chinese lantern displays set up at Potawatomi Zoo before they are lit up for the Zoo Luminate special event that opens March 19, 2025.

Although they look and sound very similar to tomatoes, these berries that grow enclosed in a papery, thin husk are more related to Cape gooseberries and Chinese Lantern plants than tomatoes.

SOUTH BEND ― At least 10 semi-trucks already have dropped off displays of Chinese lanterns at Potawatomi ... a wide variety of oversized animals and plants, among other things. “ ...