Cape Gooseberries are originally from Brazil but long ago naturalized in high-altitude, tropical Peru and Chile. They get this name from having been grown in the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa for a couple hundred years. In France, it is sometimes marketed as "Amour en Cage" meaning "love in a cage". In the US, it is often sold as "Goldenberry", which is what it said on the plastic container of fruits in my friends' fridge where I got these seeds from. I just loved them so much I had to grow them. They certainly taste tropical, like citrus. I think I prefer them to their cousin, the ground cherry. However, while their plants are much more sprawling and they are covered in fruit, they are a bit slow to ripen. Perhaps I need to acclimate this supermarket-bought variety to be shorter season. #physalisperuviana #capegooseberry #notagooseberry #goldenberries #amorencage #physalis #seedkeeping #seedsaving (at Delaware County, Pennsylvania)