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Cardiospermum grandiflorum
Also called Balloon Vine, Balloonvine, Heartseed, Heartseedvine, Showy Balloon Vine
Showy balloonvine is a fast-growing climbing vine that uses tendrils to scramble over supports, reaching over 10 m, with small white flowers and inflated papery seed pods. It is grown for its vigorous, decorative growth, and it needs warm conditions and a sturdy support.
Cardiospermum grandiflorum, commonly known as showy balloonvine, heart pea or heart seed, is a species of climbing plant native to eastern Argentina and Brazil.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cardiospermum grandiflorum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
