QuestionsHow to growFlowersBorder Perennial FlowersProblem with Physalis 0 Vote Up Vote Down Noel O\’Connor asked 14 years ago I have 4 Physalis shrubs which were damaged by the frost. Growth has started at the base.Should I cut them down to the base now? 1 Answers 0 Vote Up Vote Down Gerry Daly Staff answered 7 years ago Physalis are not shrubs, but perennial non-woody flowers and die back anyway. You can cut away old withered growth.