AKA: Balloon Flower, Chinese Bellflower
Planting: Rich moist well drained sandy soil in sun, Fully hardy perennial, 16”-36”.
Harvest: Roots lifted in spring or autumn, eaten raw in salads, added to soups.
Medicinal: A bitter pungent warming herb that dilates the bronchial vessels. It is expectorant and effective against a number of disease causing organisms. Internally used for coughs with phlegm, colds, bronchitis, pleurisy and throat infections.
Third Eye Vision:
Seeded: Spring 2009 in F1
Links:
Balloon Flower
Sources:
The Royal Horticultural Society New Encyclopedia of Herbs and Their Uses (RHS)
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