The Chinese lantern (Physalis alkekengi) is one plant you definitely want in your garden. This hardy perennial is also known as the winter cherry or the bladder cherry and grows in hardiness zones ...

Once you’ve seen a Chinese Lantern plant you’ll always remember the large, papery, bright orange “lanterns” that are so easy to identify in fall. Native to southern Europe and Asia ...

A: If the plant that is inundating your home produced a white, five-petaled flower in mid-summer, most likely what you have is Physalis alkekengi (Bladder cherry, Chinese lantern, or Winter cherry).

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.

will host its first-ever Chinese lantern festival from March 19 to May 25. The event, called Zoo Luminate, will feature hundreds of illuminated displays of animals and plants, along with music and ...