There are edible and ornamental varieties of physalis. The ornamental physalis does not need to be overwintered; it remains in the garden even in snow and ice. Photo: Getty Images When the ...

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The ground-cherry might look at first like a purely ornamental plant. A member of the genus Physalis, it bears papery, heart-shaped husks that resemble Chinese lanterns. (The plant popularly known as ...

On a mild spring afternoon, naturalist Lisa Sanchez identified more than a dozen wild edible plants growing within 200 yards of the Shuts Environmental Library in Lancaster County Central Park. She ...

Many edible wild plants contain natural toxic compounds that can be harmful unless properly prepared. While this might sound ...

Spring is here, and with it comes blossoming trees, flowers and plants, with some of the latter being edible for humans.On March 16, a group of 20 people and two dogs gathered at Jefferson Patterson ...