Can anyone tell me what this is?
By Lovegreen
Massachusetts,
United States 
i forgot what I planted. The flowers have now turned into little bell shaped green shell with a green berry looking fruit inside but when I cut into berry looking thing it resembled a tomato.
26 Sep, 2009
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WHAT ARE THEY GOOD FOR? aRE THEY EDIBLE AND HOW TO USE THEM?
26 Sep, 2009
Yes, once the fruit inside of the green lantern-like calyx turn a yellowish colour, they are quite sweet. They are served in posh restaurants partly for decoration and for eating on the side of the plate/dish of a sweet/pudding.
Specialist growers command quite a high price for them too!
26 Sep, 2009
They are quite tasty too!!
26 Sep, 2009
I see it is correctly called Physalis peruviana too!
27 Sep, 2009
Pretty much all you need to know and more about here:
http://www.crfg.org/pubs/ff/cape-gooseberry.html
27 Sep, 2009
Thanks Fractal!
28 Sep, 2009
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It's the spitting dab of a Cape Gosseberry (those fruit in calyx jobbies on the side of the plate in posh restaurants) Physalis capensis.
26 Sep, 2009