Husk Tomato
Physalis pubescens var. integrifolia
Family: | Solanaceae (so-lan-AY-see-ee) (Info) |
Genus: | Physalis (fy-SAL-is) (Info) |
Species: | pubescens var. integrifolia |
Synonym: | Physalis pruinosa |
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This plant is said to grow outdoors in the following regions:
Keystone Heights, Florida
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Positive | On Jul 27, 2008, stonetta from Ceglie Messapica (BR), I tasted the fruit for the first time last summer, loved it, was given a small plant last fall, thought it hadn't made it through the winter, and then bam! it grew beautifully. |
Positive | On Oct 12, 2007, old_dart from Newport, NH wrote: I came across this plant quite by accident. I recall early this summer seeing the pretty yellow flowers when I was cleaning out the "wild end" of the flower garden. Because they were pretty I saved them. But had no idea what they were. |
Neutral | On Jul 13, 2006, joegee from Bucyrus, OH (Zone 6a) wrote: Please revise zones for this plant! It grows perfectly well in Ohio through zone 5a! |
Positive | On Aug 30, 2005, OhioBreezy from Dundee, OH (Zone 5b) wrote: These make a truly wonderful pie!!! they are so easy to grow, they turn brown and drop off when they are ready :) If you leave some in the soil, you will get starts again in the garden following year even here in Ohio. |
Neutral | On Aug 9, 2005, JerseyGardener1 from Deal, NJ wrote: Physalis pruinosa fruits (flavor) may not appeal to everyone. The fruit is tasty though if left to ripen completely. Even slightly green or yellow/green fruits will have an off flavor. They are like quinces in this way. Let them ripen to a full golden yellow/orange. They have a somewhat sweet flavor. Texture (of skin) is exactly like a tomato and insides are somewhat like a tomato but devoid of the pulpy seed cavity. They are all meat..... however they are seeds dispersed throughout it and there are a TON of them. This may make the fruit unpleasent to eat to some. The flavor is pretty sweet as stated and tastes like a mixture of fruits, some pineapple, some strawberry and grape with a touch of tomato. It also has a slight flavor that is unpleasent..... some fruits have it more than other... read more |
Positive | On Jul 4, 2005, Calista from Middle Amana, IA (Zone 5b) wrote: I do not have any at this time but as a child I remember my Grandpa and I's garden being full of these great like plants that produced such a wonderful tasting fruit, that is so undiscribable, atleast in my opinion there is not anything else to substitute the wonderful flavor of this fruit. The year after my Grandpa past away they stopped growing in the garden. I have tried every since to find seeds and nobody seems to know what I am talking about. I really wish I could find some, somewhere. I encourage anyone that can find seeds to plant them. I think they would make wonderful jams and sorts, though I have never had I always ate them right out of the garden. |