Purple Tomatillos are most commonly used in salsas and as a garnish. They grow on a tomato-like plant and the fruits typically weigh .7 ounces. Purple Tomatillos have a sweeter flavor than the Green Tomatillos.
Name: Purple Tomatillo Other Common Names: Husk Tomato/miltomate / Tomate De Fresadilla ‘Purple’ Scientific Name: Physalis Ixoxcarpa Color: Purple Fruit Plant Seeds: Outdoors After Frost / Indoors Weeks Before Last Frost Hardiness Zones: 10 - 11 Harvest: 70 Days Plant height: 24 - 36" Plant Spacing: 24 - 36" Light Requirements: Sun Soil & Water Preferences: Average
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