Chinese lantern 'Festival of Lights'

Physalis alkekengi

How to grow Chinese lantern 'Festival of Lights'

  • Full Sun

  • Medium

Try to plant in a location that enjoys full sun and remember to water moderately. Festival of Lights is generally regarded as a very hardy plant, so this plant will tend to go dormant over the long winter months. Festival of Lights needs a sandy soil with a ph of 5.6 to 7.8 (weakly acidic soil to weakly alkaline soil).

Growing Festival of Lights from seed

Aim to sow 0.04 inches (0.1 cm) deep and try to ensure a gap of at least 1.95 inches (5.0 cm).

By our calculations, you should look at sowing Festival of Lights about 56 days before your last frost date.

Transplanting Festival of Lights

Festival of Lights is very hardy, so ensure you wait until all danger of frost has passed in your area before considering planting outside.

Harvesting Festival of Lights