Snookie

Howdy?

I picked up what they told me is a plant called Chinese Lantern. Looks cool:}

Anyone growing these? I need suggestions on how and where to plant.

Thanks in advance

Snookie

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crazy banana

We had them in Europe and they grew like weeds and will take over your garden. But they sure look very cool. We had them in partial shade but after a while they were EVERYWHERE!!

pmurphy

If you are refering to the "true" chinese lantern (Physalis alkekengi) I find these are a relative common and inexpensive garden center/nursery plant here in Canada but fair warning - keep them in a pot, unless you want them to spread........and spread they will - they are one of the few plants that will survive in zone 2 as a perennial (listed as zones 2 - 10). I might even suggest creating a buffer zone around the pots so seeds can not take root.
They like sun to part shade and will spread by seed, readily self-sowing, but be careful as they are considered an invasive or a noxious weed in some areas.

WARNING: parts of this plant are poisonous if ingested, unlike the similar looking - and extremely tasty - ground cherry (Physalis pruinosa)

Snookie

Again please see pictures below of the Chinese Lantern I have in the pot.

Please let me know.

Thanks
Snookie

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pmurphy

That is not Chinese lantern, which is a low growing perennial plant only 18-24" in height


Chinese Lantern (Physalis alkekengi)

Hard to say from the pictures but the leaves almost look with a type of Flowering Maple - Abutilon - which is a flowering shrub up to 10ft in height and hardy in zones 7 - 10 (often sold as a houseplant up here). They like full sun and come in many colors - wide range for the flowers and sometimes with a variegated green and white/yellow leaf. The leaves will also vary from deep and pointed to shallow and rounded but all have the 3 points. This shrub will get quite full and branching once mature. The flowers can appear at anytime (only in the summer and fall up here) and it is best to remove the flowers once they are finished blooming as the seeds will be knocked loose easily. Don't think they will be as invasive as physalis but you might have them popping up in time.
If what you have is abutilon, you will be please when it flowers as they are really beautiful and I get a lot of comments on mine. Good luck!

Abutilon 'Tangerine' aka Chinese Lantern

trebor

When I saw the words Chinese Lantern I gasped! :-)
Here its a weed to be reckoned with! They don't smell " They actually STINK " Iguanas ( the lizards ) love them things.. Looking at your picture took my Shock down to normal ... That dont look like them stinky vineing lizard and ugly bug attracting vines that I pull up by the roots and put into plastic bags so no seeds will fall on the ground ..
Hey don't even be mad at the people who sold you that perhaps miss labled plant.. Id go back and buy those folks a beer for not selling me one of them WEEDS
PS: Nice bike

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If ya can't eat it, it ain't growing in my back yard !

Snookie

LOL Thanks, Yea someone mentioned that it's probably a Flowering Maple ?

Yea my bike has a flat on the back tire...however; it's only flat on the bottom
but still hard to ride that way!!!

Nice hearing from ya..Be Cool

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Snookie

Happy Mothers Day

To my surprise this Chinese Lantern, Flowering Maple or whatever it is produced one of these lol

Anyway it's going in the ground TODAY somewhere.

Peace B with U

Snookie

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UPDATE:.........I think it's a Patrick Synge Flowering Maple
What U SAY?

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pmurphy

That is DEFINITELY abutilon - Flowering Maple - nice find
It would like a sunny spot, and you can prune it a little shorter so that it will bush out if you like

Snookie

Really...Damn I wish I would have known I would have bought a couple more:{
They were only $12.00 TT&L out the door lol

Thanks for your help

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pmurphy

Great price.....they go for about $25 up here and only about 2ft tall
FYI, I went to a plant sale yesterday and they had some 6" seedlings going for $8

crazy banana

Your plant and flower is beautiful. Certainly not what I was refering to in my earlier post.

Snookie

LOL

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WHO ONLY BOUGHT ONE PLANT LIKE THAT:}

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Snookie

Well thanks

Guess I should have bought a couple.......

As Mr. T said above..."I PITY the FOOL" lol

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Snookie

OK got it in the ground this week and will get pic up later:]

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oakshadows

these plant grow easy from cuttings. We have 3 or 4 growing around the yard and about 12 cuttings potted. Good plant for yard sales since most have flowers most of the year. Good growing.

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Snookie

Cool I'll have to give taking some cuttings a go:}

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sunfish

Jezebel

Abutilon pictum or Chinese Lantern Plant

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pmurphy

It's gorgeous but here we can only keep that one as a houseplant, not many of them will survive outside
On the bright side, my cold hardy abutilon are starting to flower.....