Wednesday, July 5, 2017

ABC Wed :letter A for alkekengi



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Physalis alkekengi (bladder cherry, Chinese lantern,[2] Japanese-lantern,[3] strawberry groundcherry,[4] or winter cherry;[2]) is a relative of P. peruviana (Cape gooseberry). It is easily identifiable by the large, bright orange to red papery covering over its fruit, which resembles paper lanterns.
In Japan, its seeds are used as part of the Bon Festival as offerings to guide the souls of the deceased. Also, an annual market is dedicated to the flower called hōzuki-ichi, which occurs in Asakusa around Sensō-ji every year on July 9 and 10. This photo from wiki.


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3 comments:

  1. ABC-WednesdayJuly 12, 2017 at 6:58 AM

    Lovely choices... you teach me something new, thank you

    Thank you for your first entry in the new home of ABC!

    Have a splendid and ♥-warming ABC-day / -week
    Melody (team abcw)
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  2. Roger Owen GreenJuly 12, 2017 at 7:18 PM

    I'm not familiar with this at all! cool
    ROG, ABCW

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  3. BettyJuly 14, 2017 at 12:30 PM

    Interesting. I can't help but wonder how they taste. I've never seen anything like it before.

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