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I fell in love with this climber, trialled in our garden and greenhouse last summer.

First come the delicate flowers, then the green balloon seedpods, each one holding a black seed inside marked with a perfect white heart – hence, its common name Love-in-a-puff.

Genus Cardiospermum
Group/Species halicacabum
Type Tender Perennial (grown as a Half-Hardy Annual)
Common Name Love in a Puff
Border Position Back, Climber, Container, Indoor
Soil Type Chalky, Clay, Fertile, Neutral, Sandy
Scent Unscented
Site Full Sun
Moisture Moist but Well-drained
Height 3m (9ft 8in)
Spacing 50cm (20in)
Sowing, Seeds, Planting Sow indoors or in a glasshouse in spring. Sow 1cm deep into moist, well-drained seed compost. Transplant seedlings to pots and grow on. Acclimatise and plant out after danger of frost has passed.
Care Tips Provide support for climbing - best in a sheltered spot.
Flowering July - October
Harvesting Flower production: 4 months
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Sow Under Cover/Plant Indoors
  • Direct Sow/Plant Outdoors
  • Flowers/Harvest
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Cardiospermum halicacabum (‘Love in a Puff’) reviews

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Reviewed 19th September 2019 by Christine

Disappointed, has not grown much at all. I do have a few seed heads but I was hoping for a taller display.

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Reviewed 15th August 2019 by Anne

Little tricky but now growing well and looking forward to seeing in bloom

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Reviewed 3rd August 2019 by Anita

Germinated easily but they haven’t really grown I. The ground and have remained very small and short plants.

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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Sandra

Took a long time to establish and only grew to about 14 inches high.

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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Anne

Little tricky but now growing well and looking forward to seeing in bloom

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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Valerie

They did not do very well in my greenhouse

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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Susan

Disappointing, one dead plant on arrival and two others looking very small and frail, died within a week. Remaining plants have survived and only noe end of July could be said to be thriving. Flowers are minuscule, greenery pleasant just as well I planted it with other climbers so at least provides a contrast in greenery.

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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by William

All germinated, very slow to grow !! Other than at All okay

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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Ms Ingram

Seem Ok so far. Haven’t flowered yet

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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Julia

Unusual plant looking forward to seeing it in its full glory.

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Reviewed 12th September 2018 by Ann
Great once they get going

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Reviewed 22nd July 2018 by Dido Blench

Of the five seedlings I originally ordered only one survived. These were kindly replaced by the SR team, and of the next five another two collapsed; so out of 10 seedlings only 4 healthy specimens survived. However these have been fantastic, and are currently romping away over a series of arches and look great. I'm not sure I'll order these again, though, with such a high failure rate.

Irresistable

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Reviewed 9th June 2018 by Alison Moy

I literally could not resist this gorgeous plant and bought 5 seedlings. Only 2 have survived to date. I grew them on in pots in a nice, sunny-ish, sheltered position (that sounds so gardeny and competent doesn't it? It really means they were on the windowsill and then the garden table until they got big enough to plant out!). The failures just sort of keeled over, no idea why. The 2 survivors are in the garden, one is about a foot tall now - fingers crossed!

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