LIFESTYLE
CHINESE LANTERN
OPEN POLLINATED SUPERFOOD
Valued for their vibrant ornamental appeal.
Chinese Lanterns are valued for their vibrant ornamental appeal, especially in dried floralarrangements.
Beyond beauty, the plant has traditional uses
in herbal medicine — the fruit contains antioxidants and has been used in teas and tonics for immune and urinary support.
OPEN
POLLINATED
SEED
PLANT
WINTER
SPRING
600
SEEDS
PER GRAM
- Open pollinated seed type
- Plant late winter to early spring
- Sow direct or tray
- 14 - 21 estimated days to germination
- Ideal planting condition full sun to partial shade
- Ideal growth temperature between 15 - 28°C
- Plant 45 - 60 cm between rows
- Plant 60 - 90 cm in rows
- Plant 1 - 2 mm deep
- 70 - 90 estimated days to fully grown
- Use in dried arrangement, décor, teas, jams, dried, herbal remedies
- Remedy for antioxidant, vision, antimicrobial, cholesterol, cognition, hypocaloric, diuretic
- ± 600 seeds per gram