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Cape Gooseberry (Golden Berry) Seeds

Sweet-sharp orange berries, each in a papery lantern

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Key benefits

  • Sweet-sharp orange berries, each in a papery lantern
  • Eat fresh, add to jams or dip in chocolate
  • Crops in a large pot on a sunny patio or in a greenhouse
  • Fruit ripens from late summer into autumn
  • Packet of about 125 seeds with growing instructions

Cape gooseberry gives you a fruit the shops charge a premium for: glossy orange berries, each wrapped in its own papery lantern. Physalis peruviana, also sold as golden berry, is a South American relative of the tomato, and the fruit tastes like a sweet cherry tomato with a sharp, almost cranberry finish. Eat them from the husk, add them to fruit salads and jams, or dip them in melted chocolate. It crops well in a large pot on a sunny patio or in a greenhouse.

Sowing and growing

  • Sow indoors February to April at 18 to 21°C, about 0.5 cm deep.
  • Germination takes 7 to 15 days in warmth, sometimes longer.
  • Plant out 30 to 40 cm apart after the last frost, or keep in a cool greenhouse, in full sun with support for the lax stems.
  • Water well, but go easy on feed: rich conditions reduce flowering.
  • Grows to about 70 cm to 1 m tall and 45 cm wide; a 30 cm pot is the minimum.
  • Fruit ripens from late summer into autumn, roughly 90 to 120 days after sowing.
  • Tender perennial, usually grown as an annual in the UK.

What you receive: a packet of about 125 seeds from Piccolo Seeds, with growing instructions on the back.

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How to use
  1. Sow indoors February to April at 18 to 21°C, about 0.5 cm deep.
  2. Plant out 30 to 40 cm apart after the last frost, or keep in a cool greenhouse.
  3. Grow in full sun with support for the lax stems, in a pot of at least 30 cm.
  4. Water well but go easy on feed, as rich conditions reduce flowering.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Can I grow cape gooseberries in a pot?

Yes. A pot at least 30 cm across on a sunny, sheltered patio or in a greenhouse suits it well, and makes it easy to move under cover in autumn while the last fruits ripen. Give the stems a cane or two for support.

How do I know when cape gooseberries are ripe?

The husk dries out, turns papery and straw coloured, and the berry inside is a deep golden orange. Ripe fruit often drops to the ground on its own. Only eat fully ripe berries: unripe fruit and the leaves are not edible.

Is cape gooseberry perennial?

It is a perennial in its native South America but is tender to frost, so in the UK most gardeners sow it fresh each spring. A plant cut back and kept frost-free over winter can crop earlier the following year.

What is your returns policy?

Changed your mind? You can return pots, gifts, accessories and other non-plant items. Email hello@growtropicals.com with your order number within 14 days of delivery, then send the item back within 14 days of telling us. You pay the return postage.

Items must come back unused and in their original condition. If an item has been used, we may reduce your refund by the value it has lost, and for used items this can be the full price.

Live plants cannot be returned because you have changed your mind, but they are covered by our Live Arrival Guarantee.

If something arrives damaged, faulty or wrong, email us with your order number and photos and we will put it right at no cost to you. Full details are in our returns policy.

When will my order arrive and how much is shipping?

Choose your delivery speed at checkout. Express orders placed before 1pm are dispatched the same day, otherwise the next working day. Standard orders are dispatched within 2 to 3 working days and Economy orders within 4 to 5 working days. Once dispatched, every order travels by 24 hour tracked courier.

Delivery is free on orders over £60 with Economy, over £100 with Standard and over £150 with Express. Below that, the charge depends on your basket total and is always shown at checkout before you pay. The full price list is in our shipping policy.

Orders without plants are dispatched Monday to Friday. If your order also includes plants, it goes out Monday to Thursday so the plants are not left in the courier network over the weekend. Delivery can take longer at busy times such as Black Friday and Christmas.

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