Once planted, they never need to be divided since they tend to remain in a small clump and won’t overwhelm neighboring plants. If you find you absolutely must transplant your balloon flower ...

Is it sometimes called a "balloon plant"? A The plant in question is a great perennial named Platycodon, commonly called balloon flower. The emerging flower buds look like miniature hot-air balloons.

As easy as these beautiful plants are to grow, they still require some basic care. While young balloon flower plants may need ...

balloon flowers and ladybells. With approximately 2,400 species in the 80-plus genera on the family tree — or, should I say, family herbaceous plant — it's no small group of bloomers to consider.

Balloon flowers belong to the Campanula family because when the blooms open the petals flare out so that the bottom of the flower is broader than the top and shaped like a bell. Plants usually ...

The balloon flowers grew to about 24 inches tall and kind of fell all over the place. The cinquefoil grew really well but had only a few flowers. Is there something I can do to help these plants ...

The only place in my garden that I had my balloon flower was in the front yard because you need full sun to part shade to grow this plant. One of the reasons I liked my balloon flower was that it ...