Balloon Vine

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Cardiospermum halicacabum Love in a Puff and Heart Seed are other names for this graceful vining plant. Grows up to 15 feet in one season and needs a trellis of some kind. Balloon vine is an annual in the Northwest. My favorite part of this plant is the seed- a round black seed with a perfect white heart in the center. I was introduced to this seed by K Greene at a seed conference and he called them, “The Seed that Loves you Back”. I had to grow them and share them widely. I do believe that the plant world loves us back and it explodes my heart when I see the seeds reflecting back this truth. The seeds grow inside of a fun green ballon/puff ball. This is a fun one to experiment with and be sure to let some puffs turn brown and save the seeds. Original seed from Hudson Valley Seed Company. 100 days to maturityPacket contain ~25 seeds Show more