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Chinese Lantern

Chinese Lantern

Presenting a highly ornamental perennial that's prized for its unique, eye-catching seedpods. Chinese Lantern produces plenty of 1-1½" white flowers with yellow stamens in the mid weeks of summer, but it's the winsome inflated seed coverings that follow that really cause a stir. Plant Chinese Lantern along walkways or in a decorative container to create a charming display of color and style. A fast growing perennial for the landscape. Deer tend to avoid.
  • Hardiness Zones 3-9
  • Mature Height 24 - 30 inches
  • Bloom Time Mid summer (July)
  • Light Requirements Full Sun, Half Sun / Half Shade
  • Ship AsNO.1
  • Deer Resistant
  • Cut Flower
  • Container Friendly

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Botanical Name: Physalis alkekengi var. franchetii

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Product Details

  • Restricted States US:

    AE AK GU HI PR VI

  • Botanical Name:

    Physalis alkekengi var. franchetii

  • Size:

    NO.1

  • Suggested Uses:

    Borders, Bouquets, Container Gardening, Cut Flowers, Showy Flowers, Deer Resistant

  • Flower Color:

    White

  • Flower Form:

    1 - 11/2" wide carried in the leaf axils

  • Foliage Type:

    Ovate, up to 5" long, mid green

  • Mature Spread:

    24 - 36 inches

  • Spacing:

    24 - 36 inches

Growing Tips

  • Planting Instructions:

    Top of plant should be just below soil level and 24-36" apart.

  • Soil Moisture:

    Well drained

  • Will Tolerate:

    Acidic Soil, Clay Soil, Loamy Soil, Sandy Soil

  • Pruning Instructions:

    Not needed

  • Winter Care:

    Not needed

  • Planting Depth:

    Top of plant should be just below soil level.

  • Watering Requirements:

    Average water needs. Water regularly, do not overwater

  • Fertilization Requirements:

    Once per year

  • Special Care:

    Not needed

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K. van Bourgondien times its shipments from Holland so that bulbs and bareroots arrive at the proper planting time (depending on climatic conditions) for each area of North America.
We take advanced orders, and as the crops are harvested, our staff of K. van Bourgondien experts makes an on-the-spot selection of the finest bulbs available to fill those reservations.
We will pack and ship your order based on the following schedules. The type of product you order or the weather may affect the anticipated shipping schedule. Please note that we cannot ship outside of the 48 contiguous states. What zone am I in?

Spring 2025 Shipping Schedule

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    Zones Shipping Dates Last Order Date
    3A-5A 4/28/25 - 5/30/25 5/26/25
    5B 4/7/25 - 5/30/25 5/26/25
    6A 3/24/25 -5/30/25 5/26/25
    6B 3/10/25 - 5/30/25 5/26/25
    7A 2/24/25 - 5/30/25 5/26/25
    7B-8A 2/17/25 - 5/9/25 5/5/25
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Due to hot weather conditions, we are unable to ship any plant items from late June through August. General merchandise will be shipped with your plant order.

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If I plant these lanterns in hanging pots, how should they be stored over winter? Should I leave them in the pots in a cool dry place or un-pot them and dry store them in vermiculite or shavings?
Asked by Finger Lakes CNY
Verified Reply - AngelaYou can leave the Chinse Lanterns in their pots and store in a cool location. Just lightly water about once a month to keep the soil from drying out completely.Was this answer helpful to you
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How many Chinese Lantern bulbs can you plant in a container?
Asked by Vic
Verified Reply - AngelaYou can grow Chinese Lanterns in containers. One plant will fill an 18 to 20 inch pot.Was this answer helpful to you
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Are there 5 live plants per bag?
Asked by Joan
Verified Reply - AngelaThe Chinese Lantern offer includes 5 bareroot plants. They are dormant but alive.Was this answer helpful to you
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What is being sent, bulbs or already growing plants?
Asked by Barbara
Verified Reply - AngelaThe Chinese Lantern is shipped as a dormant bareroot plant.Was this answer helpful to you
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The Chinese lantern should be in soil, not mulch?
Asked by Norval
Verified Reply - AngelaThe Chinese Lantern should be planted in soil.Was this answer helpful to you
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Dwhat happens to it if it freezes? Or we go into 20s. Im in Tampa Florida, 33613. Mine Blooms year round its in 1/2 & 1/2 sun shade. In a pot it's about 6 or 7 ft tall and has weeping branches, that im afraid to prune them. It is a spindly tree. But gorgeous.
Asked by Mary
Verified Reply - AngelaThe Chinese Lantern is a perennial in USDA Hardiness Zones 3 to 9. The plant will go dormant during freezing temperatures and grow back from the roots in spring. Pruning it back in the late winter should encourage more new growth.Was this answer helpful to you
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