It is a popular ornamental plant, widely cultivated in temperate regions of the world, and very hardy to below −20 °C (−4 °F).
It can be invasive with its wide-spreading root system sending up new shoots some distance from where it was originally planted.
In various places around the world, it has escaped from cultivation.

In the United Kingdom it has been given the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
It is a popular ornamental plant, widely cultivated in temperate regions of the world, and very hardy to below −20 °C (−4 °F). It can be invasive with its wide-spreading root system sending up new shoots some distance from where it was originally planted. In various places around the world, it has escaped from cultivation.
In the United Kingdom it has been given the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
Physalis alkekengi