| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Annual |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
| Plant Height: | 18 to 24 inches |
| Fruit: | Showy Other: 3/4 inch to 1.5 inch pale yellowish-green inflated lantern-shaped pod containing a single, fleshy berry. Each berry contains numerous tiny, disc shaped seeds. |
| Flower Color: | Green Yellow Other: Greenish to pale yellow with five dark purplish-brown spots at the base of the throat; stamens tipped with blue anthers. |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall |
| Underground structures: | Taproot |
| Uses: | Will Naturalize |
| Edible Parts: | Fruit |
| Eating Methods: | Cooked |
| Resistances: | Humidity tolerant |
| Pollinators: | Various insects |
