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Chinese Lantern

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Alkekengi officinarum
Open pollinated.

Perennial to Zone 3. Grown for its deep orange “lanterns,” the balloon-like calyxes that surround the red fruits and hold their color when dried. 

Start indoors in a warm place. Likes full sun. Dig out or cut back the roots every three years to counteract its invasive tendencies, or consider growing it in a container. 2' tall. Formerly Physalis alkekengi. About 600 seeds/g.

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Quick Details
Hybrid Status
open pollinated
Lifecycle
perennial
Bloom Color
fiery red-orange
Hardy to Zone
3
Additional Information

Flowers

All flower seeds are open-pollinated except where noted.

Days in parentheses after a variety indicate days to first bloom.

Saving Flower Seeds Is Easy!

Almost all the flowers we list are open- pollinated and easy to save seed from. Some types cross readily, but who cares! Save the seeds, plant them, and be surprised.

These flowers are especially easy to save seed from: bachelor’s buttons, calendula, cerinthe, cosmos, love-in-a- mist (nigella), nasturtium, poppy, strawflower, sunflower, sweet pea and tithonia.

Learn more about seed saving.

Germination Testing

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All of our seeds are non-GMO, and free of neonicotinoids and fungicides. Fedco is one of the original companies to sign the Safe Seed Pledge.

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