FNPS Plant Database

Cardiospermum corindum

balloonvine, heartseed, faux persil
  • Photo by: Roger Hammer, Dade Chapter FNPS

Nomenclature

Common Name:

balloonvine, heartseed, faux persil

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Cardiospermum corindum

Family:

Sapindaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

Vine

Size:

climbing ft tall by–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:

Availability:

Native Nurseries, FNPS Plant Sales, Specialty Provider, Friends

Propagation:

Seed.

Light:

Full Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded---------------------------------Extremely Dry

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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

Soil pH:

Suitable to Grow In:

10A,10B,11

USDA zones are based on the average annual extreme minimum winter temperature.

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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

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

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

Blooms all year. Recruits readily in the garden from seed.
FNPS Plant Print

Citations:

Wunderlin, R. P, B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

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