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1 x Cape Gooseberry ( Golden Berry ) Plant £3, or 2 plants for £5 - nice bargain
Upminster, London
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1 x Cape Gooseberry ( Golden Berry ) Plant £3, or 2 plants for £5 - nice bargain( Physalis peruviana , Golden Berry )
Following pretty yellow flowers with a chocolate blotch centre, the bright orange yellow fruits are produced - not that you would know as each is formed within a delicate papery pod. Whilst the papery pods make the fruit extremely decorative (and so a popular exotic garnish for restaurant desserts) the husk actually serves a more important purpose in that picked fruit left within the husk will have a 'shelf life' of a month or more at room temperature.
As these are not hardy in the UK, many treat them as an annual which is such shame. We would suggest lifting before first frosts, potting into a large container and over-wintering in a frost free greenhouse or similar; of course due to their tenderness they are a perfect subject for container growing.
Like a full sun position.
Prefer well drained soil.
Require Winter frost protection.
Plant outside from May until late August.
Plant 2'6" apart by 15" apart (75 x 36 cm).
Can be grown in pots.
Reaches 5ft (180cm) high.
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Posted: 9 days ago
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