wrote:
I have some Chinese Lanterns that I started from seed this year. I
noticed that after the "lantern" part dries up & falls away, there
appears to be a small tomato-like fruit inside. Are these edible
(either for me or the birds)? Are they related to the tomato family?
The orange lanterns remind me a bit of tomatillos. Thanks

Jacqueline

Is this the one you mean?

http://www.botany.wisc.edu/garden/db...cies=alkekengi

According to a couple of sources the fruits are edible. But if you eat
some and die don't come blaming me. Personally, I always thought that
the fruits looked something like tomatillos of salsa fame.
--
John McGaw
[Knoxville, TN, USA]
http://johnmcgaw.com