If I had more garden space, I’d like to grow some of these Chinese Lantern flowers. Not to be confuse with the Chinese Lantern Lily I posted about earlier. These flowers are suppose to make great dried flowers too. These beautiful photos are from Photos Ali in Holland via Flickr.
Chinese Lanterns got their name for the orange, paper-like husks they produce that resemble Chinese paper lantern. They are native to Asia and Japan. They are sometimes called Strawberry Tomato, Winter Cherry or Ground Cherry. I think it’s because of the berry inside this paper-like husks that gives it that name. Chinese Lanterns are also related to tomatillos . Tomatillos are popular in Mexican sauces and look like green tomatoes. They are used to make salsa verde or green sauce.
