If the weather stays warm these vines can produce these balloonlike seed pods all year long so you may see white flowers, young, green pods, and dried, brown pods all on the same vine Balloon vines are an invasive species from Asia and can quickly cover and kill native plantsMudakathan keerai (Balloon vine leaves) is a one of the herb which is having high medicinal benefits It is very good for arthritis & Joint pain In tamil the name of this keerai itself says its benefits Yes, mudakku aruthan= mudakathan, mudaku refers joint pain and aruthan means curesYou will be bowled over by their uses! Balloon vine leaves