Physalis or not Physalis this is the Question?..

[abby]

I bought two lovely plants the other day and I thought they were Chinese lantern plants but the flowers are a lovely blue with a white throat any info, I didn't think the flowers were that colour?...

[Hazel at the Hill]

Like this?

[abby]

Yes that's them are they Chinese lantern plants with that go a lovely orange in the autumn or have I got mixed up?

[Hazel at the Hill]

Yes that's them are they Chinese lantern plants with that go a lovely orange in the autumn or have I got mixed up?

Er - can't remember , but I think the lanterns are orange in autumn.

[abby]

Great news as I wanted them for dried display... :@)

[Flummery]

Is this Nicandra physaloides? Known as Shoo-fly or Apple of Peru? It's a nightshade and although grown as an ornamental I wouldn't have a go at eating the fruits - much as I love physalis fruits to eat. Dried display should be ok.

[abby]

Great thanks Flummery

[scarey55]

I was always led to believe that you can't eat the blue flowered ones As you want them for a dried arrangement you should be fine but, as Flummery said, please don't eat them