Balloon Vine – 5 Seeds
(Cardiospermum halicacabum)
R30.00
The plant is known for its many medicinal uses.
Common Names: balloon vine, balloon-vine, balloonvine, balloonvine heartseed, heart pea, heart-pea, heartseed, love in a puff, love-in-a-puff, small balloon creeper, small balloon vine, winter-cherry.
Indoor Sowing: Not Recommended.
Direct Sowing: Spring.
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🌿 Herbal Quick Facts
Medicinal Info
- 🌿 Medicinal Part: Leaf, Root, Seed
- 🥣 Herbal Preparation: Decoction, Infused Oil, Infusion / Tea, Ointments/Creams, Poultice, Powder
- ⚕️ Healing System: African Traditional Medicine, Ayurvedic System of Medicine, Chinese Traditional Medicine, Siddha System of Medicine, Unani System of Medicine
Growth Traits
- 🌱 Life Cycle: Annual
- 🦋 Pollinator Method: Attracts Bees, Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Wasps
- 🪴 Growth Habit: Fast Growing, Vining
- 🌸 Flower Color: White
Growing Requirements
- 🌞 Sun Exposure: Full Sun, Partial Shade
- 💧 Water Needs: Avoid Overwatering, Regular Water
- ☀️ Growing Conditions: Frost Sensitive, Humid Conditions
- 🟤 Soil Preference: Clay, Loam, Moist, Sandy, Well-Drained
Balloon Vine (Cardiospermum halicacabum) is a scrambling, creeping or climbing deciduous plant. It is branched from the base, climbs by means of tendrils and attains about 3 m in length. Light green inflated seed capsules follow the small white flowers. Inside each capsule reside three seeds, each marked with a perfect white heart. The plant is known for its many medicinal uses.
Common Names: balloonvine heartseed, heart pea, heart-pea, heartseed, love in a puff, love-in-a-puff, small balloon creeper, small balloon vine, winter-cherry.
Balloon Vine Traditional Benefits
- The whole plant is diaphoretic, diuretic, emetic, emmenagogue, laxative, refrigerant, rubefacient, stomachic and sudorific.
- It is used in the treatment of rheumatism, nervous diseases, stiffness of the limbs and snakebite.
- The leaves are used in amenorrhoea.
Growing Balloon Vine
Indoor Sowing: Not Recommended.
Direct Sowing: Spring.
- Grow in fertile, moist but well-drained soil in full sun.
- Start seeds directly outdoors in a prepared site.
- The seeds need to be covered with 1/4 inch of soil and kept moist until germination which takes about 14-21 days.
- Give the plant a structure to climb as it grows quickly.
- Can grow as a perennial in frost free zones.
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