tomatillo
Physalis philadelphica
USDA zones3 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size3 to 4 feet tall3 to 4 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Tomatillo (Physalis philadelphica) is an annual for containers and food gardens. 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 fast and reaches about 35 to 47 inches tall and wide. Yellow flowers open from early to late summer and bring in bees. It also tolerates drought and needs little care.
Pairs well with Pepper, Candy carrot, and Sugar Snap pea.
Native range
Mexico and Central America.