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|familia=Campanulaceae
|genus=Platycodon
|species=grandiflorus
|common_name=Chinese bellflower, Japanese bellflower, common balloon flower, balloon flower
|habit=herbaceous
|Min ht metric=cm
|origin=E Asia
|Temp Metric=°F
|min_zone=3
|jumpin=This is the plant information box - for information on light; water; zones; height; etc. If it is mostly empty you can help grow this page by clicking on the edit tab and filling in the blanks!
|image=100 1245.jpg
|image_width=240
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'''''Platycodon grandiflorus''''' is a [[species]] of [[perennial plant|perennial]] [[flowering plant]] of the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Campanulaceae]] and the only member of the [[genus]] '''''Platycodon''''' (from Greek "πλατυκώδων", meaning 'a broad bell'). This species is known as '''platycodon''' or '''Chinese bellflower'''. Depending upon the region, it is also referred to as the '''Japanese bellflower''', '''common balloon flower''', or '''balloon flower'''. It is native to [[East Asia]] (such as [[China]], [[Korea]], [[Japan]], and East [[Siberia]]) and bears big blue flowers, although varieties with white and pink flowers are in cultivation. In Korea, white flowers are more common.
The plant is a popular [[ornamental plant|garden ornamental]]. It is hardy to [[USDA plant hardiness zone]] 3 and requires little care.
==Cultivation==
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==Species==
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==References==
<!--- xxxxx *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
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|familia=Campanulaceae
|genus=Platycodon
|species=grandiflorus
|common_name=Chinese bellflower, Japanese bellflower, common balloon flower, balloon flower
|habit=herbaceous
|Min ht metric=cm
|origin=E Asia
|Temp Metric=°F
|min_zone=3
|jumpin=This is the plant information box - for information on light; water; zones; height; etc. If it is mostly empty you can help grow this page by clicking on the edit tab and filling in the blanks!
|image=100 1245.jpg
|image_width=240
}}
'''''Platycodon grandiflorus''''' is a [[species]] of [[perennial plant|perennial]] [[flowering plant]] of the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Campanulaceae]] and the only member of the [[genus]] '''''Platycodon''''' (from Greek "πλατυκώδων", meaning 'a broad bell'). This species is known as '''platycodon''' or '''Chinese bellflower'''. Depending upon the region, it is also referred to as the '''Japanese bellflower''', '''common balloon flower''', or '''balloon flower'''. It is native to [[East Asia]] (such as [[China]], [[Korea]], [[Japan]], and East [[Siberia]]) and bears big blue flowers, although varieties with white and pink flowers are in cultivation. In Korea, white flowers are more common.
The plant is a popular [[ornamental plant|garden ornamental]]. It is hardy to [[USDA plant hardiness zone]] 3 and requires little care.
==Cultivation==
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===Propagation===
<!--- Type propagation info below this line, then delete this entire line -->
===Pests and diseases===
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==Species==
<!-- This section should be renamed Cultivars if it appears on a page for a species (rather than genus), or perhaps Varieties if there is a mix of cultivars, species, hybrids, etc -->
==Gallery==
{{photo-sources}}<!-- remove this line if there are already 3 or more photos in the gallery -->
<gallery perrow=5>
Image:Upload.png| photo 1
Image:Upload.png| photo 2
Image:Upload.png| photo 3
</gallery>
==References==
<!--- xxxxx *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
==External links==
*{{wplink}}
{{stub}}
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