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Campanulaceae
Chinese Bellflower
Platycodon grandiflorus
Unchanging love.
- Family
- Campanulaceae
- Genus
- Platycodon
- Native to
- China, Korea, Japan, Eastern Russia
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Type
- perennial
- Height
- 1-2.5 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun to part shade
- Soil
- well-drained, loamy
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 3-8
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- The balloon-like buds inflate before opening, earning the plant its other common name, balloon flower.
- The root, called doraji in Korean, is a popular ingredient in Korean cuisine and traditional medicine.
- It is the only species in the genus Platycodon, making it botanically unique.
- In Japanese flower arranging (ikebana), the balloon flower is one of the seven flowers of autumn.
- The five-pointed star shape of the open flower has been used as a family crest symbol (mon) in Japanese heraldry.
Color meanings
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honesty
1
obedience
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unchanging love