Cossack Pineapple - 25 Seeds Physalis pruinosa Cossack Pineapple ground cherry is a sweet, pineapple-flavoured, lemon-coloured ground cherry on bushy plants (50cm). Ground cherries are sweet cousins to cape gooseberries and tomatillos. Kids of all ages love unwrapping tiny wrapped packages and eating the colourful fruits right in their garden, or several weeks later when they are served with fruit salad for dessert. The best part? You can store these wholesome snacks well since most contain no preservatives, so they will last longer than if you bought them from a grocery store! Cossack Pineapple ground cherry is an heirloom variety introduced into the United States from Russia by Ukrainian immigrants in the late 1800s. The Cossack Pineapple ground cherry gets its name from its pineapple flavour and lemon colour. Naturally high in pectin, they make excellent preserves and pies as well. Cossack Pineapples are one of the few varieties of ground cherries that are still grown commercially. They are most commonly found in farmers' markets and specialty stores. Cossack Pineapples are frost-tender annual plants. Sow in spring & summer at 4mm deep, 50cm apart. Germination in 2-4 weeks at 21-28°C. Maturity in 80 days
