Physalis alkekengi is perennial in zones 3–9 and, depending on the region, may also be called Japanese lantern plant or strawberry ground cherry. This is the lantern plant we're talking about.

Insects have plenty to beware when it comes to carnivorous plants. Add an acid-loving fungus to that list of dangers. Sundew plants have tentacle-like leaves that curl around and entrap flies and ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --A Merrillville man is charged with murder, accused of fatally shooting a co-worker minutes after getting off work early Wednesday at a manufacturing plant in Portage, Indiana.

With no end in sight to sky-high prices for palm oil, Japanese businesses have idled their power plants that burn it to generate electricity. And they do not appear ready to resume operations ...

FEW IMAGES ARE AS ICONIC LOCALLY AS THE SWAN BOATS IN AMERICA’S FIRST PUBLIC GARDEN, BUT YOU MAY BE HARD PRESSED TO FIND ANYONE WHO KNOWS THE HISTORY OF THIS JAPANESE LANTERN. ITS HIDDEN HISTORY ...

The Japanese city of Kyoto is handing out leaflets and paper lanterns to try to remind tourists how to behave in its historic Gion quarter. Customers and shopkeepers have complained about ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: Make a reservation a few days in advance for the Zen-like Umami Café, which offers Japanese teas and ... water and plants that come from influences of the Shinto, Buddhist ...

Still, husk tomatoes didn’t take hold in Spain since they resembled the Chinese Lantern plant (Physalis alkekengi), a highly poisonous nightshade primarily used for decoration.