Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Grass
Origin
Mexico, Caribbean, Central America
North America, South America, Europe, Southern Africa, Asia
Types
Green Tomatillo, Purple Tomatillo
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Number of Varieties
405
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40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
meadows, Pastures, Wet lands
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-9-9999
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12*1
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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
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Habit
Oval/Rounded
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm30.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm40.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Sandy Brown
Yellow Brown
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Purple, Yellow green
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
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Leaf Color in Winter
-
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Lance shaped
Oblong
Thorns
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✘
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Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
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Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
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Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Spring, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
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Tolerances
Drought
Deer resistant, Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
In Summer
Drought Tolerant, Average Water
Less Watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Lots of watering
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
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Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove all suckers, Remove wet foliage
No pruning needed in the early stages, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
avoid high rate of nitrogen in spring, Nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Fungal Diseases
Fungal Diseases, Head smut, Leaf rust, Stem rot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Deer resistant, Drought, Salt
Flowers
Insignificant
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Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Flea beetles
Bees, Birds, Butterflies
Allergy
Arthritis, Inflammation
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin
Improve skin condition
Edible Uses
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✘
✔
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Environmental Uses
Air purification
Erosion control, Food for animals, soil stabilisation
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cancer, Diabetes, Energy, Opthalmic
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Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Seeds
Other Uses
Used for making green salsas and chilli sauce, Used in salads
Food for animals
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
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Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Wildflower
Botanical Name
PHYSALIS philadelphica
Hordeum brachyantherum
Common Name
Green Tomato, Mexican Groundcherry, Tomatillo
Meadow Barley
In Hindi
Tomatillos
meadow barley
In German
Tomatillos
Wiese Gerste
In French
Tomatilles
orge prairie
In Spanish
Tomatillos
cebada prado
In Greek
Tomatillos
λιβάδι κριθάρι
In Portuguese
Tomatillos
cevada prado
In Polish
Tomatillos
łąka jęczmienia
In Latin
Tomatillos
pratum hordei
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Solanales
Cyperales
Family
Solanaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Physalis
Hordeum
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Physaleae
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Subfamily
Solanoideae
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Number of Species
7510
1
27800
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