Fisalis: characteristics, care and properties

The Fisalis or Physalis is a plant that belongs to the solanaceae family

The Fisalis or Physalis is a plant that belongs to the Solanaceae family, is native to regions that have a temperate, warm or subtropical climate and these are found around countries around the world.

This genus of plants is characterized or is normally known by the orange, yellowish and small fruit, which is quite similar in size, shape and also in structure to that of a tomato, but with the difference that it is completely covered by a fairly large shell that is derived from the calyx.

Fisalis characteristics

Characteristics of the Fisalis

The cultivation of this plant can be found especially in the countries of South America, which at the same time dates back to what is the period of the Incas in Peru.

What is the conservation of genetic resources of Andean cropsIt is what can allow human beings to use plants with food fruits with a lot of aroma and that have a large number of medicinal properties in a sustained way, but of course, taking into account that there are some exceptions.

This is a plant that has a great conditional importance for what is the production of high-quality food in terms of nutrition, obtain flavors, substances, aromas and also active components with properties that are quite unique.

The Fisalis plant that is also known by the name of Uchuva or at least is known that way in Colombia, is characteristic for having a berry with a lot of meat, which has a taste that is sweet and at the same time is a bit acidic, which is covered by a shell or shell formed by about five sepals that offer said fruit protection against insects, pathogens that can cause damage, against birds and weather conditions outside.

On the other hand and in the north of Spain, this plant generally grown marginallyas it has the ability to grow very easily in climates that are cool and humid.

Properties and benefits

One of the main characteristics of the Fisalis fruit are its excellent nutritional properties that have become little by little spread, especially the properties it has when it comes to reducing cholesterol levels and is that its high fiber content and its vitamin A content, is also quite appreciated for its high carotene content and Vitamin C, but also for its low calorie content.

This is a fruit that is able to strengthen our immune system And it also has good properties for the eyes, plus it can also work as an antioxidant, apart from being an excellent source of pectin.

Other benefits of Fisalis is its ability to last at room temperature once it has been harvested, so we can say that if the fruit is not affected by direct sunlight, It is capable of being able to last up to about 25 days without major alterations in temperature.

Fisalis care

This is a plant that has a stem that is brittle and green in color. The leaves are quite whole, quite similar to the shape of a heart covered with many hairs and are arranged in an alternate way.

The flowers of said plant they are hermaphrodites and they have about five sepals, with a corolla that is yellow and tubular in shape.

In the fruit of this plant and as we have already mentioned before, we can find a berry with a lot of meat inside, which is quite juicy, with a shape quite similar to that of a balloon or an ovoid, with a diameter that can measure about 12 or 25 millimeters and that can weigh between about 4 and 7 grams.

It is covered by what is a chalice or a basket and It is made up of about five sepals that give you protection against things outside that can cause you harm.

Fisalis care

It is highly recommended that we practice pruning, since this has effects on the size that the fruit of the plant can have and is that with this practice we can improve plant structure, since it is about removing those shoots that can form at the base of the main stem, being able to reach the first 40 centimeters high, with this we have the possibility of being able to reduce the relative humidity within what is the crop and at the same time we reduce disease.

La maintenance pruning or sanitary pruning It is the one that is most important, since it involves removing all those branches that are dry, old and diseased, in order to reduce the main diseases.

These plants They have to be supported by one tutors and some ties, since when they are in the production season they can become very heavy, which can cause the branches to break or even end up completely overturning.

Regarding the subject of add fertilizer in full production season, this is a task that has to be carried out every two months, adding an amount of about 30 g of fertilizers and if the plant is under organic conditions, it can be kept with compost compost every two months.

Fisalis production

Fisalis production

If we talk about the issue of production, its period, which is quite useful, is about nine months from the moment of the first harvest. From that precise moment, both productivity and the quality that the fruit can have is decreased, the most ideal being that we can keep the fruit inside its shell.


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  1.   Carlos said

    Very interesting, with this article I have been able to know this plant that for me is new.
    Please, in the writing, do not put so much the expression "what is". It sounds weird and repetitive. Possibly even the wrong way

  2.   sofia said

    They grow like weeds, they reproduce quickly and they are very very rich !!! I love the fruit of Fisalis 🙂