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Definition of Balloon flower
1. Noun. Fragrant puffed-up white to reddish-pink flowers in long narrow clusters on erect stems; Arizona to New Mexico and Utah.
Generic synonyms: Wild Flower, Wildflower
Group relationships: Genus Penstemon, Penstemon
Definition of Balloon flower
1. Noun. A perennial herb, ''Platycodon grandiflorus'', from Asia, having ornamental blue star-shaped flowers. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Balloon Flower
Literary usage of Balloon flower
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Luther Burbank: His Methods and Discoveries and Their Practical Application by Luther Burbank, John Whitson, Robert John, Henry Smith Williams, Luther Burbank Society (1915)
"... WAS TREBLED IN illustrating the possibilities of flower development, the case
of the Chinese balloon-flower (Platycodon) will answer as well as another. ..."
2. Luther Burbank: His Methods and Discoveries and Their Practical Application by Luther Burbank, John Whitson, Robert John, Henry Smith Williams, Luther Burbank Society (1915)
"... WAS TREBLED IN illustrating the possibilities of flower development, the case
of the Chinese balloon-flower (Platycodon) will answer as well as another. ..."
3. Old Time Gardens, Newly Set Forth by Alice Morse Earle (1902)
"Another name is the Balloon-flower, this on account of the characteristic buds
shaped like an inflated balloon. It is a lovely blue in tint, ..."
4. Old-time Gardens, Newly Set Forth: A Book of the Sweet O' the Year by Alice Morse Earle (1901)
"... the Balloon-flower, this on account of the characteristic buds shaped like an
inflated balloon. It is a lovely blue in tint, though this photograph was ..."
5. The Practical Flower Garden by Helena Rutherfurd Ely (1911)
"... (balloon flower; Japanese Bellflower). 2 to 3 feet. Plant in the spring.
Needs good soil and covering in winter. Blooms from the middle of July, ..."
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