Native Range
Prairie Wildflower
Blooms: June - August
Habitat: Virginia Ground Cherry prefers full to partial sun with mesic to dry conditions, and soil containing loam, sand, gravel, or rocky material. Look for Virginia Ground Cherry in rocky or sandy woodlands, upland savannas, open disturbed woodlands, rocky glades, hill prairies, disturbed areas of prairies, stabilized sand dunes, gravelly or sandy areas along railroads, margins of cropland, abandoned fields, and barren waste areas.
