Platycodon grandiflorus f. albiflorus("Shirogikyo")
Japanese name: シロギキョウ（白桔梗） Scientific name:Platycodon grandiflorus f. albiflorus
[Overview]
A perennial 50–100 cm tall, growing in sunny grasslands in the mountains.
It has a thick, spindle-shaped rhizome underground.
The stem is erect and exudes white sap when damaged.
Leaves are simple and alternate, narrowly ovate, 4–7 cm long, with toothed margins.
The underside of the leaf is slightly whitish.
One flower is borne in each upper leaf axil.
The flowers are white and bell-shaped with 5 lobes, so they look star-shaped.
The buds swell like balloons.
The fruit is a long-ovate capsule held upward.
[Cultivation]
Propagate from seed, by stem cuttings, or by division.
It prefers a sunny, well-drained, fertile site.
It is easy to grow.
