- 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 - Quantity: 50 Seeds - Other: Purple Tomatillos Are Most Commonly Uséd 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.