Physalis (Solanaceae) BSWJ10409

campanula

An unusual rarity very scarce in the wild, named for its campanulate yellow orange tinged flowers. A species we collected from the remote crater of Sibinal in the north of Guatemala the only place on earth that it grows naturally. Forming herbaceous colonies with much-branched hairy stems to 1m tall bearing ovate-lobed leaves 5-12cm long. With purple green tinted inflated lanterns encasing the yellowish fruit. Easily grown in any fertile drained soil in sun or shade.