桔き梗きょう

noun

Chinese bellflower; balloon flower

A perennial flowering plant native to East Asia, known for its balloon-shaped buds and star-shaped purple or white flowers. Common in gardens and traditional motifs.

• 庭にわに桔き梗きょうが咲さいている。

  Chinese bellflowers are blooming in the garden.

• 桔き梗きょうの花はなはつぼみが風ふう船せんのように膨ふくらむ。

  The buds of the balloon flower swell up like balloons.