Mary's Niagara Ground Cherry ground cherry
Physalis pruinosa 'Marys Niagara 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
'Mary's Niagara Ground Cherry' ground cherry (Physalis pruinosa 'Mary's Niagara Ground Cherry') is a vegetable for containers, food gardens, and low maintenance planting. It is typically grown as an annual. 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 24 to 36 inches wide, so give it room. Butterflies and bees visit it.
Pairs well with Borage, Calendula, and African marigold.