Physalis alkekengi var. franchetii, also known as Cape Gooseberry, is a highly unusual & exotic looking plant that provides garden interest throughout the seasons. In midsummer the plant is covered in small creamy-white flowers that contrast with the oval green foliage. Later in the year they become full of berries that are inside bright red-orange papery calyces that look like Chinese lanterns. If left on the plant over winter the berries, which have been hidden inside, become visible as the calyces slowly skeletonize & end up, on frosty winter days, looking like gilded cages surrounding the berries.