Photo of Balloon Flower (Platycodon grandiflorus) uploaded by piksihk

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Location: Laguna de Aculeo, Chile
Location: Laguna de Aculeo, Chile
Location: Kamloops, BC, Canada
Date: 2012-07-30
A speckled hybrid balloon flower
Location: Apple Valley MN
Date: 2017-07-24
Location: Rose garden
Date: 2014-08-08
Attractive to bees
Photo by Hamwild
Location: Hudson, NY
Date: 2023-07-08
Location: Sandhills Horticultural Gardens Southern Pines, NC (Visitor center)
Date: September 14, 2022
Balloon flower #109 nn; LHB page 967, 192-6-1, "Greek 'broad bell
Photo by purpleinopp
Location: Plano, TX
Date: 2018-05-14
Photo by purpleinopp
Location: Central Texas
Date: 2013-05-24
Right before opening, it looks a little like a balloon.
Location: San Diego, CA
Date: 2019-08-23
alba form absolutely glows in the sunlight!

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
Location: Woodbridge , Va
Date: 2016-08-01
Photo by Hamwild
Location: Grand-Falls, N.B. Canada
Date: 2012-07-29
Popping its balloon to showcase the bloom
Location: Rose garden
Date: 2014-08-08
Location: Rose garden
Date: 2014-08-08
Growing and blooming through an andromeda.
Location: Switzerland, in my garden
Date: 2017-06-22
Location: Lucketts, Loudoun County, Virginia
Date: 2013-07-07

Date: 2011-05-12
Location: SE Michigan
Date: 2017-08-12
Location: Hudson, NY
Date: 2023-07-08

Photo by Asfreeas
Location: Laguna de Aculeo, Chile
Location: Laguna de Aculeo, Chile
Location: Columbus, OH
Date: 7-24-2003
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2009-07-08
Location: Plano, TX
Date: 2017-06-25
Location: montana grandiflora garden
Date: 2006-0714
Combines very nicely with Russian Sage.
Location: montana grandiflora garden
Date: 2012-0416
Location: montana grandiflora garden
Date: 2012-0420
I accidentally cut through these roots while trying to move some
Location: Rose garden
Date: 2014-08-08
Location: Rose garden
Date: 2014-08-08
Stretching out for more sunlight.
Location: Rose garden
Date: 2014-0808
Note the blurry bee on the right avoiding me and the camera.
Location: Rose garden
Date: 2014-0808
Location: Plano, TX
Date: 2016-03-31
These seedlings are over a week old.

Date: 2011-05-21
Location: Plano, TX
Flower is a little larger than a quarter. Whole plant is a couple
Photo by paulaf
Photo by Hamwild
Photo by Hamwild
Photo by Hamwild
Location: Willow Spring, NC
Date: June 2, 2016
June Blooms

Date: c. 1875
illustration by P. De Pannemaeker from 'Revue d'horticulture belg
Location: Laguna de Aculeo, Chile
Location: Aurora, On
Date: 2010-07-11
At Merlin's Hollow. At least 15 years old by the time this photog
Location: Plano, TX
Photo by purpleinopp
Location: central Illinois
Date: 10-1-12
Location: Rose garden
Date: 2014-08-08
Location: Rose garden
Date: 2014-08-08
Location: Rose garden
Date: 2014-0808
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2014-07-06
Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2006-07-14
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Location: Central Texas
Date: 2013-05-23

Date: 2007-05-20

Date: 2013-08-16
Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2006-08-31
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Kalama, Wa
Date: 2010-05-01
Coming up in the spring
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Location: La
Location: Laguna de Aculeo, Chile
Location: Laguna de Aculeo, Chile
Location: my garden
Location: Laguna de Aculeo, Chile
Location: Laguna de Aculeo, Chile
Location: my garden, NC Zone 7A
Date: June 30
Photo by Hamwild
Location: Western Kentucky
Date: September 2010
Fall colors in the late sun
Location: Western Kentucky
Date: August 2011
Balloon flower in bloom
Location: Grand-Falls, N.B. Canada
Date: 2012-07-29
Balloon about ready to pop open
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2008-07-18
Location: central Illinois
Date: June 2007
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2014-07-06
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2014-07-06
Location: Willow Spring, NC
Date: June 2, 2016
Almost here.....
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2011-06-30
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2014-05-15
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2013-10-04
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2015-10-08
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2017-01-19