Aunt Molly's Ground Cherry ground cherry
Physalis pruinosa 'Aunt Mollys Ground Cherry'
USDA zones3 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size12 to 24 inches tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
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Notes
'Aunt Molly's Ground Cherry' ground cherry (Physalis pruinosa Aunt Mollys Ground Cherry) is an annual for containers, food gardens, and low maintenance planting. It is tender to cold, and the first hard frost will kill it. This plant likes full sun and average to moist, sandy or loamy soil. It grows 12 to 24 inches tall and spreads 24 to 36 inches, so give it room. Bees visit the flowers. It matures in about 65 days from seed.
Pairs well with Ring of Fire sunflower, Zinderella Peach zinnia, and Perennial candytuft.