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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: Lavender
Other: Lavender flowers, with deeper purple veins. Double to triple blooms.
Flower Time: Summer
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant

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Common names
  • Balloon Flower
  • Chinese Bellflower
  • Japanese Bellflower

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Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar, B.C. 
Date: 2012-08-07
7:43 pm. Lavender blossoms are set off by the deep green leaves.
Location: Lucketts, Loudoun County, Virginia
Date: 7/8/2014
Location: Bogie Lake Greenhouse, White Lake, MI
Date: 2013-07-06
Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar, B.C. 
Date: 2012-08-11
5:58 pm. Not a pretty picture, but it shows the structure of the
Location: Bogie Lake Greenhouse, White Lake, MI
Date: 2013-07-06
Location: Bogie Lake Greenhouse, White Lake, MI
Date: 2013-07-06
Location: Bogie Lake Greenhouse, White Lake, MI
Date: 2013-07-06
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