General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 36-48 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Blue
Flower Time: Summer
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies

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Common names
  • Balloon Flower
  • Chinese Bellflower
  • Japanese Bellflower
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Platycodon grandiflorus
  • Synonym: Platycodon grandiflorus var. mariesii

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Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar, B.C. 
Date: 2016-07-27
12:50 pm. Strong blue veins stand out.
Location: my garden zone 7b NC
Date: 2012-05-29

Date: 2014-06-15
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2006-07-24
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2006-07-25
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2009-08-31
Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar, B.C. 
Date: 2013-08-01
3:35 pm. 'Mariesii' is a taller variety of Balloon Flower.

Photo Courtesy of Secret Garden Growers.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Northern Illinois (Zone 5a)
Date: 2013-07-16
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium

Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo courtesy of Select Seeds
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2010-07-29
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2009-08-02
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2010-07-12
Location: Vaughan, ON, Canada (Zone 5b)
Date: 2012-07-24
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aspenhill On July 5, 2014 Obtained plant
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