1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Vegetable
Flowering Plants
1.3 Origin
Mexico, Caribbean, Central America
South America, Argentina, Brazil
1.4 Types
Green Tomatillo, Purple Tomatillo
Helen Campbell spider flower, Queen Series spider flower, Violet Queen spider flower
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Cultivated Beds
vacant lots, wastelands, yards
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24
1.9 Habit
Oval/Rounded
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
60.00 cm120.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
90.00 cm120.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Yellow, Sandy Brown
White, Purple, Pink, Rose, Lavender
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Green, Purple, Yellow green
Green
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Light Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Summer, Late Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Average Water Needs
4.4.2 In Summer
Drought Tolerant, Average Water
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
4.7 Pruning
Remove all suckers, Remove wet foliage
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Fungal Diseases
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Birds, Flea beetles
Butterflies
5.12 Allergy
Arthritis, Inflammation
Skin irritation
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Borders
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Good for skin
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Cancer, Diabetes, Energy, Opthalmic
anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antinociceptive
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used for making green salsas and chilli sauce, Used in salads
Used for bedding in gardens
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Foundation, Landscape
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
PHYSALIS philadelphica
CLEOME hassleriana
7.2 Common Name
Green Tomato, Mexican Groundcherry, Tomatillo
Cleome, Pink Queen, Spider Flower
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
7.2.4 In Spanish
Tomatillos
Reina de color rosa
7.2.5 In Greek
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Tomatillos
Rainha -de-rosa
7.2.7 In Polish
Tomatillos
Różowa Królowa
7.2.8 In Latin
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Solanoideae
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species