Physalis
Last summer I grew three tomatillo plants in pots. The pots were knocked over and broken by animals once the plants were underway, but netted, they were eventually very successful and produced heavy crops. The pots were such a mess that I didn't keep the plants. I am growing some new seeds now and would like to plant them somewhere more permanent.
Tomatillos are supposed to be fairly hardy perennials, but how closely related are they to those Chinese Lantern plants (physalis alkaklengi) that take over gardens and can never ever be dug up? I don't mind them spreading a little bit but the Chinese Lantern has a reputation for going on rampages under walls and annexing neighbours' gardens and so on.
I'm also interested in the edible Physalis/Cape Gooseberry - which Suttons are marketing as Inca Berries - although I have no experience of growing those. They appear to be even closer relatives of the feared Chinese Lantern.
Has anyone grown some or all of these as perennials in the ground and have any idea of how they behave and what to expect? I like the fruits of both tomatillos and physalis (I seem to be in a minority here) but I don't want to spend the rest of my life fighting them.
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I don't think they survive our winters.
In the sticks near Peterborough
I have physalis (lanterns). They haven't taken over here. They are at the side of a flagged path, occasionally they pop up the other side of the flags but are easily dug out.
No idea about tomatilloes but odd, isn't it, that I can't get Chinese lanterns to grow in my garden? Tried 3 times and they turned up their toes.
It took 3 goes to get them started here obelixx and now they're fading away after 10 years
In the sticks near Peterborough
Not much chance of them invading the garden
In the sticks near Peterborough