Seed Savers Exchange

Ground Cherry, Drott's Yellow Ground Cherry

Physalis grisea

• From the Collection for 2022
• Organic
• Prolific and super sweet
• Fruits grow to ½ to ¾ inch
• Fruits have a papery husk
• 55 days from transplant
• Packet of 50 Seeds

‘Drotts Yellow’ boasts a tasty, sweet, fruity flavor that sets it apart from other ground cherries. Its husks turn first yellow and then brown at peak maturity, when the half-inch fruits drop to the ground from large, sprawling, and highly productive plants. Exchange lister Thomas Jerde acquired this variety in 1986 when he bought a home in Minneapolis from the Albert Drotts family and discovered the ground cherry growing in the garden. 55 days from transplant to ripe fruit. Organic.

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