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Cardiospermum halicacabumBalloo
When I said that were the size of an apple I was thinking of small apples that gives the apple tree in my garden and not the size of apples that are available in the supermarket.
Spotted on Sep 19, 2010
Submitted on Feb 18, 2012
9 Comments
The distinctive seeds are a very good way to identify this plant -- did you see the seeds or can you find the plant again? Easy to grow in your own garden from seed.
Thank you Susi for the ID. When I said that were the size of an apple I was thinking of small apples that gives the apple tree in my garden and not the size of apples that are available in the supermarket.
Sorry Luis, I'm using your spotting to communicate with my sister-in-law about project noah :D
Ok thank you Ava, but I´m not shure what you mean.
Susi T-B -- They've fixed the bug that was annoying you. It's easy now to go back and forth between unidentified organisms and the ones you can identify. Give it a try!
If this is Cardiospermum halicacabum it has small white flowers, followed by these wonderful inflated seedpods. A scrambling vine to about 10 feet tall. It is an annual, but can re-seed. Very pretty. The ones I've grown had seedpods about 1-1/2" wide, much smaller than an apple.
It does look interesting...
I was thinking this could be Cardiospermum halicacabum (Love-in-a-Puff, Balloon Vine), but these seed pods sound larger. The seeds of C. h. are black and round with a white heart on each one. Look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiosperm...
Interesting