Cardiospermum halicacabum
Balloon vine, Heart pea, Heart seed, Love-in-a-puff, Winter cherry
Cardiospermum Cardiospermum
C. halicacabum - C. halicacabum is a tender, woody-based, evergreen climber, often grown as an annual, with pinnate leaves divided into ovate to oblong, toothed, bright green leaflets and tiny, greenish-white flowers from summer into autumn followed by angled, balloon-like seed capsules maturing from green to pale brown.
Cardiospermum halicacabum is: Evergreen
Climbing
Greenish-white in Summer; Greenish-white in Autumn
Bright-green in All seasons
Whitefly , Aphids Whitefly , Aphids
If treating as an annual, remove at the end of the growing season.
Sow seed at 18-21C in spring.
Seed, Softwood cuttings
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Cardiospermum halicacabum (Balloon vine) will reach a height of 4m and a spread of 2m after 2-5 years.
Wallside and trellises, Sub-Tropical, Indoor, Greenhouse, Containers, Conservatory
Under glass, grow in loam-based compost in full light. In growth, water freely & feed monthly. Keep just moist in winter. Outdoors, grow in fertile, moist but well-drained soil in a sheltered, sunny site. Support as needed.
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Moist but well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, West
Sheltered
Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3)
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Cardiospermum halicacabum
Balloon vine, Heart pea, Heart seed, Love-in-a-puff, Winter cherry
Cardiospermum Cardiospermum
C. halicacabum - C. halicacabum is a tender, woody-based, evergreen climber, often grown as an annual, with pinnate leaves divided into ovate to oblong, toothed, bright green leaflets and tiny, greenish-white flowers from summer into autumn followed by angled, balloon-like seed capsules maturing from green to pale brown.
Evergreen
Climbing
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Greenish-white in Summer; Greenish-white in Autumn
Bright-green in All seasons
If treating as an annual, remove at the end of the growing season.
Sow seed at 18-21C in spring.
Seed, Softwood cuttings
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Cardiospermum halicacabum (Balloon vine) will reach a height of 4m and a spread of 2m after 2-5 years.
Wallside and trellises, Sub-Tropical, Indoor, Greenhouse, Containers, Conservatory
Under glass, grow in loam-based compost in full light. In growth, water freely & feed monthly. Keep just moist in winter. Outdoors, grow in fertile, moist but well-drained soil in a sheltered, sunny site. Support as needed.
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Moist but well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, West
Sheltered
Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3)
Zone 11, Zone 10, Zone 9
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Light: | Full Sun | Tell us... |
Aspect: | South, West | Tell us... |
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Hardiness: | Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3) | Tell us... |
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