Gomphocarpus physocarpus E.Mey.

Common Name: Balloon Plant, Balloon Cottonbush
Family: Apocynaceae Juss.

Country of Origin: southern Africa
Habitat: grassland and bushveld

Culture: It is a quick-growing, short-lived, soft shrub. Grow it in well-drained soil in a sunny position. Feeding with compost and regular watering produces a more bushy, vigorous plant. It can look lanky and scrappy in its second year, and performs best if replaced every year.³

Accession Data:

Accession # 201600180
Source: Silverhill
Accession Date: 07-24-2017
Bench: 3309 - NEOB: StarSteel 3x12
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 11-08-2022

Classification:

Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
SubClass: euasterid I
Order: Gentianales
SubOrder:
Family: Apocynaceae
SubFamily: Asclepiadoideae
Tribe: Asclepiadeae
SubTribe: Asclepiadinae

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:

Year	Jan				Feb				Mar					Apr				May				Jun					Jul				Aug				Sep					Oct				Nov				Dec
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018

References (internal):

Examples of Plant Seed Dispersal Mechanisms & Strategies

EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Mozambique / Cape Provinces / KwaZulu-Natal / Swaziland / Northern Provinces

References (external):

The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Wednesday, December 07, 2016.
Gomphocarpus physocarpus at ARS-GRIN. Last accessed on Wednesday, December 07, 2016.
Gomphocarpus physocarpus at PlantzAfrica. Last accessed on Wednesday, December 07, 2016.

data regenerated on Tue, 08 Nov 2022 10:55:28 -0500 [bcm v4.0]