Cardiospermum corindum

balloonvine, heartseed, faux persil

Sapindaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

vine

Size:

climbing ft tall by to 10' or more ft wide

Life Span:

long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

white

Fruit Color:

white

Phenology:

evergreen

Noted For:

Showy Flowers, Showy Fruits, Interesting Foliage

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations. Also butterfly gardens.

Considerations:

Light:

Full Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

Usually moist, occasional inundation ---- to ---- Very long very dry periods

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand, Loam

Suitable to Grow In:

10A,10B,11

Ecology

Wildlife:

Caterpillars

Larval host plant for Miami blue ( Hemiargus thomasi ) and silver-banded hairstreak ( Chlorostrymon simaethis ) butterflies; occasional larval host for the gray hairstreak butterfly ( Strymon melinus ). ( IRC ).

Larval host plant for Miami blue ( Hemiargus thomasi ) and silver-banded hairstreak ( Chlorostrymon simaethis ) butterflies; occasional larval host for the gray hairstreak butterfly ( Strymon melinus ). (https://www.regionalconservation.org/)

Native Habitats:

Coastal hammocks.