| Description | Balloon plant (Asclepias physocarpa) is a large growing plant with small white flowers and inflated balloon-like seed pods. |
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| Pronunciation | (as-KLEE-pi-as) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennial Tender |
| Hardiness Zone | 8-10 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average, drought tolerant when established |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | white with a ting of purple, inverted |
| Fruit | seed pods, yellow/green inflated balls with spines |
| Dimensions | 6-8 feet tall by 3/4 to equal spread |
| Maintenance | will readily reseed if it likes the site |
| Propagation | seeds, division |
| Misc Facts | The plant is a food source for the caterpillars of Danaus butterflies, and is a specific Monarch butterfly food and habitat plant |
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