The Chinese Lantern

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The Chinese Lantern

• By
• Carrie D.

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• The Chinese Lantern is a very unique plant. This
  plant is found scattered across the United
  States. Actually the Chinese Lantern is native to
  Europe and Asia. The Chinese Lantern is a member
  of the nightshade family and is related to
  tomatoes, peppers, and petunias. This little
  plant is beautiful and changes gardens into
  wonderful places.

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• The Chinese Lantern, also known as a gooseberry
  tomato, has a very interesting way of
  living.Chinese lanterns prefer to grow in warm
  weather with lots of water, and blooms in
  mid-summer. The husk looks like a Chinese paper
  lantern, and is a translucent red color. The
  Hibiscus Beetle and The Metallic Flea both harm
  The Chinese Lantern. The Chinese Lantern grows
  from18-36in. The plant may need extra care to
  survive but they are very pretty.

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• The Chinese Lantern is both helpful and harmful.
  Parts of the plants are edible and parts are
  poisonous. The little red fruit that grows in the
  husk is edible but not very tasty considering
  that it contains more vitamin C than a lemon. The
  rest of the plant is poisonous, possibly fatal.
  The little red berry was used in some medicines
  thus making the Chinese Lantern a very wanted
  plant. The Chinese Lantern is here to help us but
  if used the wrong way, will hurt us.

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• The plants grow more than one pod on one plant.
  There is more of a clump.
• When the flower blooms, they are white and in a
  sort of star shape.

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• This is the husk when the berry is ripe. The
  outer case will start to die then fall of .
• And before.

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Questions

• 1. Where is the CL from?
• 2. What color is the husk?
• 3. What part of the plant is poisonous?