Definition
A flowering plant with balloon-shaped buds that pop open into star-shaped blue, pink, or white flowers, native to Asia.
Etymology
Compound noun combining 'balloon' and 'flower,' descriptively named for the distinctive inflated calyx (flower bud) before it opens.
Kelly Says
The balloonflower's buds literally look like tiny purple balloons floating on stems—when they pop open, gardeners often call it magical, and insects love their star-shaped nectar rewards.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ባላን ጶን
ba-lan chen
ARالعربية
زهرة البالون
zahrat al-ba-loon
BNবাংলা
ব্যালুন ফুল
byalon ful
CACatalà
flor de globus
flor de glo-bus
CSČeština
balónka
ba-loon-ka
DADansk
ballonblomst
bal-lon-blom-st
DEDeutsch
Ballonblume
bal-o-n-bloo-meh
ELΕλληνικά
λουλούδι μπαλόνι
lou-lou-di ba-lo-ni
ESEspañol
flor globo
flor glo-boh
FAفارسی
گل بادکنک
gol ba-d-kon-k
FISuomi
ilmapallokukka
il-ma-pa-lo-kuk-ka
FRFrançais
fleur ballon
fleur ba-loh
GUGU
બાલૂન ફુલ
ba-loon ful
HAHA
kifi ballon
ki-fi ba-lon
HEעברית
פרח בלון
pera'ch balon
HIहिन्दी
गुब्बारे का फूल
gubbaare ka phool
HUMagyar
ballonvirág
bal-lon-vee-ragh
IDBahasa Indonesia
bunga balon
bunga ba-lon
ITItaliano
fiore a palloncino
fjor-eh a pal-lo-n-chee-noh
JA日本語
風船の花
fuusen no hana
KKKK
шашқа гүл
sha-sh-ka gul
KMKM
ផ្កាបាល់
ph-ka ba-al
MRMR
बॅलून फुला
ba-loon fu-la
MSBahasa Melayu
bunga balun
bunga ba-lon
MYမြန်မာ
ဘေးလွန်ပွင့်
ba-lay-lon-pwin
NLNederlands
ballonbloem
bal-loon-bloehm
NONorsk
ballongblomst
bal-long-blom-st
PAPA
ਬਾਲੂਨ ਫੁੱਲ
ba-loon fu-ll
PLPolski
balonowy kwiat
ba-lo-no-wy k-wiat
PTPortuguês
flor-balão
flor-ba-loh
RORomână
floare balon
flo-are ba-lon
RUРусский
氣球цвет
kis-koy-tvet
SVSvenska
ballongblomma
bal-long-blom-ma
SWKiswahili
maua ya balloon
ma-ua ya ba-loon
TAதமிழ்
பந்தாழ பூ
pan-tha-laz poo
TEతెలుగు
బాలోన్ పువ్వు
ba-loon puvvu
THไทย
ดอกไม้บอลลูน
dok mai baloon
TLTL
bulak ng baloon
bu-lak ng ba-loon
TRTürkçe
balon çiçeği
ba-lon che-cheh-ki
UKУкраїнська
квітка-балон
kvit-ka-ba-lon
URاردو
بالون پھول
ba-loon phool
VITiếng Việt
hoa bóng bay
hoa bong bay
YOYO
ẹ̀gbẹ́-ọ̀fọ́
e-gbe-o-foh
ZUZU
umfula ubaloni
oom-foo-la oo-ba-lo-ni