By Bonnie L. Grant Love in a puff plant is a tropical to sub-tropical vine with tiny white flowers and green papery fruits that are similar to tomatillos. The vine is a heat lover that is charming when draped over a fence or trellis. Unfortunately, in southern landscapes it has become a nuisance plant, escaping cultivation and taking over the local flora. If you have a long growing season, though, try love in a puff balloon vine as an annual plant with architectural interest and whimsical fruits. About Love in a Puff Balloon Vine Love in a puff vine is so named because of the seeds inside the papery fruits. If you squeeze the fruits, which have 3 interior chambers, three seeds erupt through the membranes. The seeds have a distinct shape of a white heart etched onto a dark round form. The heart leads to the common name. The
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