balloon flower

noun

A perennial herb, Platycodon grandiflorus, from Asia, having ornamental blue star-shaped flowers.

Similar
Chinese bellflowerJapanese bellflowerkikyoplatycodonscented penstemonPenstemon palmeri
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Meanings

nounballoon flower (plural balloon flowers)

plural balloon flowers

  1. A perennial herb, Platycodon grandiflorus, from Asia, having ornamental blue star-shaped flowers.

    Synonyms: Chinese bellflower, Japanese bellflower, kikyo, platycodon

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA perennial herb, Platycodon grandiflorus, from Asia, having ornamental blue star-shaped flowers.

Similar
Chinese bellflowerJapanese bellflowerkikyoplatycodon

More synonyms by meaning

nounfragrant puffed-up white to reddish-pink flowers in long narrow clusters on erect stems; Arizona to New Mexico and Utah

Similar
scented penstemonPenstemon palmeri
Broader
wildflowerwild flower
Also see
chinese bellflowerkikyo

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

balloon flower. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/balloon%20flower

MLA

“balloon flower.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/balloon%20flower. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “balloon flower,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/balloon%20flower.

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