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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Flower Time: Summer
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant

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Common names
  • Balloon Flower
  • Chinese Bellflower
  • Japanese Bellflower

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Location: Cooks Nursery, Orem, Utah
Date: 2012-03-26
Location: Cooks Nursery, Orem, Utah
Date: 2012-03-26

Date: 2011-06-22
Courtesy Outsidepride
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Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2011-07-31
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dnrevel On May 16, 2023 Transplanted
Germinated in Dixie Cups in a WS Tote in April. Transplanted into earth box so it will grow on while we're on vacation.
dnrevel On January 31, 2023 Seeds sown
Winter sown in Dixie cups, WS tote. Seed from seed swap. Plan use at backyard cottage garden and by red rose and crocosmia
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I love that white by dave Mar 15, 2012 4:14 PM 3

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