Can you guess what I am?

[April Manier]

Can you guess what I am?

 

[lesa]

The husks from ground cherries, japanese lanterns... Something like that. I love them. The skeletons of plants are so cool!

 

[thistlebloom]

Yep! Japanese lanterns ( Physalis alkikengi ). Did you grow those April?
have you found them to be invasive?

They make great decorations!

 

[897tgigvib]

Yep, one of the physalis things.

was it you who awhile back said had a lot on the ground?

 

[secuono]

Weird, rabbit forums call them wild ground tomatoes, aka, deadly...
Until I started searching seed websites, I didn't know there are many varieties and that the rabbit people might be wrong.
I have yellow, 1/2" fruits, eventually, I find those capsules. Some are solid, others perforated like you pictured. I still refuse to put rabbits near them, nor do I allow my birds to each them. Better safe than sorry...

 

[Chickie'sMomaInNH]

i think the chinese lanterns are the deadly ones. they could also be from ground cherries which i know are edible for people. or tomatillos, which i have tried to grow but not with any success.

 

[897tgigvib]

Yep, better to be safe than sorry Sec. A lot of them are good to eat though, but unless ya know exactly what one ya have, don't try it.

 

[journey11]

There's a something similar that grows wild too, usually a field weed. I'm pretty sure those are poisonous. I've spray-painted them gold and used them in decorations though.

 

[catjac1975]

Love in a puff!

 

[Carol Dee]

Cool