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LATIN NAME: PLATYCODON GRANDIFLORUS

COMMON NAME: Balloon Flower

The balloon flower balloons the upright, clump-forming perennial with the smooth, blue-green stems and the oval, toothed leaves, the blue, purple or white buds ballooning the stems in the late summer, each bud swelling before it opens into the wide, bell-shaped flower, the small, brown capsules with the fine seeds following. It grows steadily into the tidy, leafy clump, and it stands the cold winters well. It likes the sun, and the deep, well-drained soil.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

The swollen buds of the balloon flower give it a recognised place in the research on the late-summer border perennials of the bellflower family, and the grandiflorus species appears in the studies of the open-flower mechanisms and the blue flower pigments. The work looks at the way the buds inflate before the petals open, the late nectar value, and the seed biology. The horticulturists value the unusual display, and the growers of the border and cut-flower plants keep the species in their catalogues.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

In the late-summer border, the balloon flower balloons the border with the swelling, blue buds. The blue bells open through the warm season, the nectar feeds the bees, and the plant makes the fine border and the cut-flower plant. It thrives in the deep, well-drained, sunny ground. Blue-belled, bud-swollen and late-blooming.

To grow the Balloon Flower from seed, sow the seeds on the surface of a gritty pot mix in spring.

Sow the seeds on the surface of a gritty pot mix in spring, and give the young plants the open, sunny spot. The balloon buds come through the late summer. , pressing them in lightly, keep the pot gently watered, and the young plants rise without delay. The balloon buds will swell through the late summer.

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