PLATYCODON 



(From the Greek platys, broad, and kodon, a bell) 

 Campanulacea 



1 19. Platycodon Mariesi (*P. grandiflorum, var. Mariesi, P. grandi- 



florum, var, glaucum; Campanula grandiflora, var. Mariesi; 



Wahlenbergia grandtflora, var. Mariesi) 



English Names: Dwarf balloon flower, Dwarf Japanese bellflower. 



JAPAN JULY THROUGH SEPTEMBER 



IARGE, wide-open, purplish blue bell-shaped flowers two to three 

 -^ inches across, with curious inflated buds, freely borne at the tips 

 of close-branching, upright leafy stems, forming a bushy plant about 

 one foot high. Stronger 

 and more compact in 

 habit than the type. 

 Leaves about three inches 

 long, pointed-oval, light 

 green, and handsome, 

 lasting in fair condition 

 until October. Excellent 

 for the front of the herba- 

 ceous border or for the 

 rock garden on account 

 of its profusion and 



beauty of bloom, long H^^HHHnVn^T^ hJIK^KV IHitfSflttI 

 season, and good habit. 



A perfectly hardy 

 perennial of easy culture 

 in well-drained sandy 

 loam, in sun or shade. 

 Does not do well in either 

 very stiff or very sandy 

 soil, and is very sensitive 

 to poor drainage. The 

 stems are suflficiently 

 sturdy to stand without 

 support. In order to 

 secure a long period of 



* Form of name most approved by botanical authorities. 



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