Chinese lantern

Physalis alkekengi

Saw this today growing out the side of a house wall (like a weed).. intend to try and re-take some early morning shots with better lighting..

details at : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physalis_alkekengi

Physalis alkekengi (Bladder cherry, Chinese lantern, Japanese lantern, or Winter cherry; Japanese: hōzuki), is a relative of P. peruviana (Cape Gooseberry), easily identifiable by the larger, bright orange to red papery covering over its fruit, which resemble paper lanterns. It is native from southern Europe east across southern Asia to Japan.

It is an herbaceous perennial plant growing to 40–60 cm tall, with spirally arranged leaves 6–12 cm long and 4–9 cm broad. The flowers are white, with a five-lobed corolla 10–15 mm across, with an inflated basal calyx which matures into the papery orange fruit covering, 4–5 cm long and broad.

Enjoy ..

(taken with Canon FDn 50mm f 1.4 manual focus)