CHINESE LANTERN Chinese Lanterns accurately describes the brilliant orange-red paper-like husks which enclose the berry. Cut the Lanterns for drying as soon as they have turned full color and prior to frost arriving in the fall. After all danger of frost, sow seeds in open ground in a sunny area. Cover with 1/4 inch soil. When plants are 2 inches tall, thin so plants are 18 inches apart. Good to grow in large clumps to provide plenty of stems for cutting. Plant in spring or fall for bloom the following...
