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In stockPhysalis ixocarpa
Tomatillo Purple
£2.75per packet
Buy 2, get a 3rd free
This rare deep purple form of the classic green tomatillo verde, truly resembling an enormous physalis, and makes a salsa with a difference! The fruits have a little more sweetness than the standard green variety, and the anthocyanins, which give the fruit its purple colouring, are a superb source of antioxidants. The fruits turn purple in patches on the plant but become more uniformly purple if the fruit is exposed to sunlight on a windowsill after harvesting.
- Common name
- Physalis Ixocarpa, Jam Berries
- Family
- TOMATILLO
- Light level
- Full Sun
- Growth habit
- Annual
- Hardiness rating
- H2
- Pollinator-friendly
- Yes
- Moisture
- Free draining
- Region of origin
- South America
- Colour
- Purple
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