balloon flower

A neighbour asked me if I could identify this flower which had appeared in a pot in his garden.

I couldn't but Google could. It's also known as Platycodon grandiflorus.

[David]

Nicely done Hazel. How do you get Google to identify flowers?

[Hazel]

@yrhenwr

Aha, I just found out: go to Google image and you will see a little camera icon. Load up your shot from wherever you keep it stored. First it comes up with 'flower' (very helpful) but then there are pages to look at.

[Julie F]

Stands out well, most attractive, and thanks for the Google tip.

[Hazel]

@yrhenwr @jaffacakes
I learnt this from my son. We had seen a statue in an exhibition and decided, 2 years later, to purchase one. All we had was a photo of it and Neil found out the sculptor and all his details using Google image.

[wendy frost]

Lovely flower and capture with great details. Thanks for the Google tip Hazel will come in useful .

[Dione Giorgio]

Beautiful shot. Love the colours.

[Jenfurj]

I like how all the veins are do well defined & the strong colour.

[Babs]

Beautiful shot and well done. Google knows everything.

[Bep]

Beautiful flower and many thanks for the Google tip, Hazel.

[Hazel]

@onewing

A bit scary!!!

[Merrelyn]

Lovely colour. Great tip, I'm amazed at the things I've learnt on 365.

[Nina Ganci]

seems like google is a new friend that kicked out encyclopedias
beautiful close up and colours

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Very pretty shot. What would we do without Google. It's helped me so many times.

[Penelope Ann]

Hazel this is delightful

[Terri]

So gorgeous! Isn't summer wonderful!

[gloria jones]

Great close up, details

[Stef Neyhart]

Love this color!

[Margaret Brown]

Lovely colourful purple velvet.

[Joyce]

What a beautiful colour. Great shot Hazel

[Claire]

Love the centre

[Kas]

Striking colours!

[Lady Magpie (Heather)]

Very pretty flower and a lovely capture.

[Deni]

What a gorgeous blue, lovely.

[Lee]

Beautiful colour.

[Phil Howcroft]

and it a rather nice on too haze

[Richard Hickey]

Incredible macro.

[Steve and Pam Winfield]

Nice photo great colour fav:)

[Margo]

love the colour

[Pyrrhula]

Great shot of this lovely flower. They are very populair nowaydays in our country. I did havethem lasr year.

[Cathie]

Wonderful detail.

[Sandy]

Absolutely gorgeous, and thanks for the tip on how to identify flowers on Google. I'm guessing it will also work for birds?

[Hazel]

@skstein

Probably - the shot needs to be a good size and quite clear.