Physalis alkekengi

Physalis alkekengi var. franchetii

Location: Copilot
Location: Kushiro Marsh
Location: Tokyo
Location: Tokyo Ginza
Location: Chiba
Location: Koto-ku(Tokyo)
Location: Koto-ku(Tokyo)
Location: Chiba
Location: Koto-ku(Tokyo)
Location: Koto-ku(Tokyo)

Flower name
Physalis alkekengi
Scientific name
Physalis alkekengi var. franchetii
Aliasカガチ, 鬼灯・酸漿, 輝血, Chinese lantern, Japanese-lantern, Physalis alkekengi, チャイニーズランタン
Place of originAsia
Place of floweringGarden, Cut flowers, flower arrangement, Cemetery & Temple, Potted flower
Flowering seasonJune, July
Language of flowersStrange, dubious

What is Physalis alkekengi

Birth flowers for Dec 29

December 29th’s birth flower is
Japanese Lantern (Hozuki, Physalis, scientific name: Alkekengi officinarum var. franchetii).

“The Sound of a Glowing Fruit”

🔔 December 29th “Japanese Lantern”
~Story & Illustration by Copilot~

The Sound of a Glowing Fruit
Japanese Lantern (Hozuki, Physalis, scientific name: Alkekengi officinarum var. franchetii), Illustration by Copilot

The Japanese Lantern swayed in the wind,
making a rattling sound.
It was like a tiny bell ringing.
“Why does it make that sound?” asked a child.
The Japanese Lantern replied:
“It’s to call back forgotten feelings.
I send them on the sound, so they echo deep in the heart.”
As the child listened to the sound,
they suddenly remembered the smile of someone dear.

Physalis alkekengi (Chinese lantern, Japanese-lantern)

Physalis alkekengi (Chinese lantern, Japanese-lantern, or Hozuki scientific name: Physalis alkekengi) is native to Asia and is a part of the solanaceae belonging to Solanaceae. At the time of the rainy season, a small unshadowy white flower blooms downward from the axil of the leaf. The flower is a funnel shape, and its tip is 5 narrow burst. In summer, spherical fruits and bags are colored red and are used for ornamental purposes. In Asakusa Temple in Tokyo, annual Hozuki Market will be held in July every year, but also in various parts of Japan, Hozuki Market stands along the tray. In ancient languages it was called Kagati (shiny blood) or red-tailed stone (red shining blood). This stone blood is the eye of Yamatano-Orochi. It is said that the glowing shining appearance of red fruit Hozuki fruit reminiscent of an eerie large snake eyes. Flower language is "natural beauty".

Common name: Physalis alkekengi
scientific name: Physalis alkekengi,
commony called such as Hozuki , Chinese lantern or Japanese-lantern,
life type: perennial grass,
Origin: Asia,
plant height: 60 to 80 cm,
Leaf shape: elliptical, Leaf margin: serrated, Leaf arrangement: alternate,
Flowering period: June–July, Inflorescence: solitary, Flowering location: leaf axils, Flower color: white, Flower diameter: 1–2 cm,
Fruit viewing period: July–August, Fruit color: green → red, Fruit type: berry.