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[Robert Bruns <r.fred.bruns@gmail.com>]

The Chinese Lantern variety is sour and just plain nasty-tasting (I
just tried it to confirm that it's not edible, and believe me, it
isn't).  Some of the named ground cherries are actually quite good,
although different people may have different opinions.  The ground
cherries don't really become sweet until they've fallen from the plant
and then sat on the ground until the husk becomes transparent.

Fred

On 8/21/14, mIEKAL aND <qazingulaza@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm getting a little lost in the discussion.  Are the named annual varieties
> better tasting and sweeter than the wild chinese lantern type?
>
> ~mIEKAL
>
>
> On Aug 21, 2014, at 5:42 AM, Lori Rizzo wrote:
>
>> Hi Devin,
>>
>> I'm in Massachusetts and would be very interested in some rhizomes or
>> seeds. I just bought a place last month and am planning my edible forest.
>>
>> Let me know the how, cost, etc., - thanks!
>>
>> Lori
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 10:17 PM, Devin Smith via nafex <
>> nafex@lists.ibiblio.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Glad to see there is some interest around tasty perennial
>>> groundcherries,
>>> For all of those who inquired, I'm in southern VT USDA zone 5b. I
>>> believe
>>> the lack of available perennial Physalis species in pretty indicative of
>>> the degree of neglect around these fruits. From what I have been able to
>>> surmise, there are several "species" of hardy perennial ground cherries.
>>> These are mostly considered problematic weeds, rather than useful
>>> cropping
>>> plants, though clearly a select few are as good as the best "cultivated"
>>> form. I've come across several different distinct types in my travels,
>>> none
>>> of which I am wholly convinced constitutes a "species" as such. It seems
>>> that the "annual" types, like Aunt Molly's or Pineapple, may in fact be
>>> perennial in the right climate (a warm one). As such, I tend to think of
>>> them as perennials grown as annuals, not unlike potatoes. Ripening times
>>> for these "annual" types tend toward the fall, suggesting that they come
>>> from a place
>>> with a relatively long season. The variety I found growing along the
>>> stone foundation is truly hardy in this climate, and can be clonally
>>> propagated  by its rhizomes. It is beginning to ripen its fruit now, a
>>> full
>>> month or more before most annual types. I am particularly enamored of
>>> this
>>> selection because of its highly prostrate form-- only 4" tall, as well
>>> as
>>> its good flavor and early ripening. It seems to be a pretty unusual find.
>>> I
>>> wondered if any of you had looked at your local perennial Physalis
>>> (they're
>>> probably more numerous that you ever thought) to see if there are ones
>>> worth growing.
>>>
>>>
>>> I could probably send some rhizomes, or perhaps seeds, to those who are
>>> interested.
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>>
>> --
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