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Love in a puff balloon vine needs full sun in well-drained soil. It is a useful annual in United States Department of Agriculture zones 8 to 11. In the lower zones, it performs as an annual.
- How do you grow love in a puff?
- Is balloon vine poisonous?
- What is a love puff?
- Is Love in a Puff invasive?
- How do you kill balloon vines?
- How do you use balloon vines?
- How do you grow balloon vines?
How do you grow love in a puff?
How to Grow: Start seed indoors in pots 8-10 weeks before last frost; transplant out after all danger of frost has passed. Love in a Puff is very sensitive to cold; wait until weather has warmed to plant out. Provide a strong trellis or support for vines to climb.
Is balloon vine poisonous?
For a tropical plant, the Balloon Vine can take cold weather, growing from west Texas north to Montana, Florida north to Massachusetts and most points in between. In fact, in Texas, Alabama, South Carolina and Arkansas it is a noxious and invasive weed… all the more to eat though few know it is edible.
What is a love puff?
Love in a puff plant is a tropical to sub-tropical vine with tiny white flowers and green papery fruits that are similar to tomatillos.
Is Love in a Puff invasive?
Hidden within its small greenish balloons are three black seeds, each emblazoned with a white heart. This scrambling vine is native to Tropical America and isn't showy at all. As a matter a fact, it's considered invasive in the United States.
How do you kill balloon vines?
Stems of large plants can be cut at ground level and herbicide applied to the cut surface, while infestations with many vines can be cut at waist height to kill the top growth, which eventually falls from the canopy.
How do you use balloon vines?
An herbal tea prepared from the leaves of balloon vine is employed for treating itchy skin. The leaves are also mixed with salt and applied in the form of a poultice on swellings. The juice extracted from the balloon vine leaves is used for treating earaches.
How do you grow balloon vines?
Start Balloon Vine seeds directly outdoors in a prepared site. Cardiospermum seeds need to be covered with 1/4 inch of soil and kept moist until germination. Give the Balloon Vine plant a structure to climb as it grows quickly. Cardiospermum vine can grow as a perennial in frost free zones.
