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Cape gooseberry<\/strong> –\u00a0Physalis_peruviana<\/em> –\u00a0http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Physalis_peruviana<\/p>\n

Perennial but short lived\u00a0vine like soft herby plant from Andes in South America<\/p>\n

The fruit is a small berry that is marble sized [about 1cm+] and bright orange when ripe. It grows inside a small papery calyx enclosure.<\/p>\n

It is a solanum and closely related to the Tomatillo and Chinese lantern plants.<\/p>\n

It does not need a lot of attention and appears to grow in a wide variety of climates. It likes warmth and sun and water and some food. I grow it inside a cold glasshouse in large pots but the main fruit appears on the parts of the plant where it hangs outside. I also have it growing ok in the garden area in pots all year round.<\/p>\n

It is easy to propagate from seed and from cuttings.<\/p>\n

It crops almost year long except in mid winter for about 2 months.<\/p>\n

It was an important food crop in South Africa for some time.<\/p>\n

It has a distinct taste – but tastes a bit like a white table grape and a little sour and citrusy and not much else. But it makes a nice addition to fresh fruit salads and other deserts, and can be used to make and interesting ice-cream. Apparently it makes an interesting jam but i have not tried this.<\/p>\n

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