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Cardiospermum halicacabum (‘Love in a Puff’)

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

5 jumbo seedlings (511086-SP05)

10 jumbo seedlings (511086-SP10)

3 x 9cm pots (511086-3)

DELIVERY INFORMATION
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Sow Under Cover
Direct Sow
Flowers/ Harvest

Details:

Type
Climber
Position
On a Climbing Support
Soil
Broad Tolerance
Flowers
July - October
Height
3.0m (10ft)
Group/Species
halicacabum
Common name
Love in a Puff
Moisture
Moist but Well-drained
Aspect
Full Sun
Spread
60cm (24in)
Cultivation
Sow indoors or in a glasshouse in spring. Sow 1cm deep into moist, well-drained seed compost. Transplant seedlings when large enough to handle to 9cm pots and grow on. Acclimatise and plant out after danger of frost has passed.

Description

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.

Care Tips

Prefers any moist, well-drained soil in a sheltered spot in full sun. Will require a structure on which to climb.