Photos/Lee GugliadaThe balloon flower acquired its common name due to the resemblance of its buds to a hot air balloon. Before its buds are about to unfold, they inflate into little balloon-like ...

Balloon flower (Platycodon grandiflorus) is a great example. Once you see one of these plants covered in balloon-shaped buds and getting ready to burst into bloom, you’ll know exactly where the ...

PHOTOS: Balloon festival in 2000 ... Around 150,000 people turned out for the first Balloon and Flower Festival of the then-new millennium on the city's Common.

A crisp, clear fall day and an armada of hot air balloons. That combination kicked off the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta on Saturday.. The fiesta, which lasts for nine days, drew nearly ...