Balloonvine

Blooms all year. Recruits readily in the garden from seed.



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

Tolerant of inundation with brackish water



Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray.

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/)

Coastal hammocks.

• Showy flowers, Showy fruits, Interesting foliage
• 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).