1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Vegetable
Flowering Plants
1.3 Origin
Mexico, Caribbean, Central America
Hybrid origin, Western Asia
1.4 Types
Green Tomatillo, Purple Tomatillo
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Cultivated Beds
gardens, Grassland, Roadsides, tropical environments
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
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
1.9 Habit
Oval/Rounded
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
60.00 cm45.70 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
90.00 cm61.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Yellow, Sandy Brown
White, Red, Orange, Pink, Salmon, Coral, Lavender, Orange Red, Dark Salmon, Black
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Green, Purple, Yellow green
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Late Spring, Early Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Water Deeply
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
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
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
Single
Single, Double, Semi-Double
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
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Arthritis, Inflammation
Skin irritation
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Showy Purposes
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
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used for making green salsas and chilli sauce, Used in salads
Culinary use, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
PHYSALIS philadelphica
PAPAVER orientale
7.2 Common Name
Green Tomato, Mexican Groundcherry, Tomatillo
Oriental Poppy
7.2.1 In Hindi
Tomatillos
ओरिएंटल पोस्ता
7.2.2 In German
Tomatillos
Türkischer Mohn
7.2.3 In French
Tomatilles
Poppy Oriental
7.2.4 In Spanish
Tomatillos
amapola oriental
7.2.5 In Greek
Tomatillos
Oriental παπαρούνας
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Tomatillos
Poppy Oriental
7.2.7 In Polish
Tomatillos
Oriental Poppy
7.2.8 In Latin
Tomatillos
Oriental Poppy
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
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Solanoideae
Paperveroideae
8.10 Number of Species