A watercolor of the balloon plant, also called balloon bell. The plant gets its name from the typical shape of its buds. They look like a closed balloon. When the flower opens you can clearly see that the petals have grown together at the bottom. The flowers are often purple.
This Platycodon grandiflorum originates from East Asia and was and still is used in Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Hello, my name is Ria and I live with Aad on our ship the Tiberius. In winter, when we are not sailing, I watercolour botanical illustrations. Especially of plants with medicinal properties. As examples, I like to use the herbs in the Chinese herb garden in.. Read more…