Alkekengi officinarum var. franchetii (Chinese lantern, hozuki)
¥1,200 （incl. tax）
A variety long-loved for its attractive, reddish, lantern-shaped husks.
After flowering, the plant bears green fruit, which is enclosed in green husks.
These husks take on a lantern shape and begin to turn reddish orange around August, making them a popular ornamental.