The covered flower buds as well as the about-to-open buds resemble balloons or bells. Copyright 2025 Pamela BreitbergBalloon Flower (Platycodon grandiflorus) is easiest identified by the wide balloning flower buds. It is also known as the Chinese Bellflower which puts a similar image in one’s brain. Copyright 2025 Pamela BreitbergThe Balloon Flower flowers are equally enticing. In the U.S. its’ a welcome garden plant. In China and the far-East it is often used as food as well as medicinal purposes. Read about its uses here. Copyright 2025 Pamela Breitberg
