Balloon flower (Platycodon grandiflorus) is a great example. Once you see one of these plants covered in balloon-shaped buds and getting ready to burst into bloom, you’ll know exactly where the ...

An interesting and well-behaved perennial, the balloon flower, Platycodon grandiflorus, acquired its common name due to the resemblance of its buds to a hot air balloon. Before its buds unfold and ...

IN THE GARDEN: "Balloons" on perennial platycodon should open into flowers in summer. June 26, 2021 at 1:47 a.m. by Janet B. Carson ...

A cutting-edge study has pinpointed the PgbHLH28 gene as a crucial catalyst in the methyl jasmonate-induced (MeJA-induced) saponin biosynthesis in Platycodon grandiflorus.

The doraji flower (Platycodon grandiflorus), also known as the bellflower or balloon flower in English, is a plant commonly found across Korea, Japan and China. Its roots are used as a natural remedy ...

Platycodon grandiflorum. Uses. Japan: root eaten. Additional Information Name Authority: DC. Vernaculars: English: Balloon Flower, Broad Bluebell. Japanese: Kikio Misc: China: leaves eaten. The ...

IN THE GARDEN: "Balloons" on perennial platycodon should open into flowers in summer. June 26, 2021 at 1:47 a.m. by Janet B. Carson ...