Flower Specifications
- Season: Annual
- USDA Zones: 5 - 11
- Height: 120 inches
- Bloom Season: Mid summer to mid fall
- Bloom Color: Green to red
- Environment: Full sun
- Soil Type: Moist, but well drained soils, pH 6.1 - 7.8
Planting Directions
- Temperature: 65 - 70F
- Average Germ Time: 14 - 21 days
- Light Required: Yes
- Depth: Plant seed 1/4 inch deep
- Sowing Rate: 1 - 2 seeds per plant
- Moisture: Keep seeds moist until germination
- Plant Spacing: 6 inches
- Care & Maintenance: See: Cardiospermum
Balloon Vine (Cardiospermum Halicacabum) - This woody perennial climbing plant with large ornamental seed pods that resemble balloons. Pods are very similar to our Balloon Flower; hence, the common name of Balloon Vine. Cardiospermum can climb up to 10 feet in no time forming its remarkable inflated seedpods. The seedpods change color over time from green to red as the plant matures. Grow Cardiospermum from flower seeds in early spring as soon as soil temperatures are warm. This plant can grow as a perennial in frost free zones
