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balloon flower

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balloon flower,
n Latin name:
Platycodon grandiflorum; part used: roots; uses: cough aid, antiinflammatory, expectorant, infections of the upper respiratory area; precautions: none known.


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Still another lobelia cousin is the balloon flower (Platycodon grandiflorus), a perennial whose silky mauve-blue flower buds look like expanding balloons as they enlarge.
Several of the photos depict endangered species, such as the yellow-lipped ladies' tresses orchid, and the northern harrier, but even more stunning is the close-up of a hover fly on a balloon flower.
 
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