UNSPSC 10226069: Live platycodon or balloon flower

Live plant including the root ball of platycodon or balloon flower flowers

UNSPSC 10226069 Live platycodon or balloon flower is a Commodity code that in recent state and local procurement does not reflect plant material actually being solicited under this narrow botanical classification. The recent opportunities tagged to this code cover landscape installation, dune restoration, environmental planting and monitoring, and general plant procurement — but they involve species such as sea oats, railroad vine, sea purslane, dune sunflower, and generic native plants rather than platycodon or balloon flowers. The mismatch between the code's botanical specificity and the actual work being bought suggests either miscoding by issuing bodies or use of the code as a catch-all placeholder for horticultural services that do not fit tighter commodity codes. The issuing bodies are primarily Florida counties (Pasco, Collier, Pinellas) and one Texas city (Dallas), with work spanning landscape median installation, coastal dune stabilization using nature-based solutions, invasive plant removal paired with native restoration, and routine plant supply and delivery.

The recent activity clusters in Florida, where Pasco County issued an IFB for Ridge Road landscape and irrigation installation (response deadline April 14, 2026), Collier County solicited dune planting supply and installation via Quick Quote (response March 13, 2026), and Pinellas County released an RFP for five-year environmental planting, monitoring, and maintenance services (response July 29, 2025). The City of Dallas posted an Informal Solicitation for plant purchase (response February 3, 2026). None of the recent opportunities reference platycodon or balloon flowers by name. The Pasco County IFB carries a contract ceiling of $120,000 and emphasizes native species, irrigation design, and warranty obligations over a 180-day completion window. The Pinellas County RFP structures pricing by labor role (field technicians, environmental scientists, project managers) and includes a 150-species native plant list, suggesting specialized ecological restoration rather than ornamental horticulture. Collier County's dune project specifies 56,250 native plants and emphasizes coastal environmental compliance and sea turtle nesting season protocols. If your firm pursues this code, verify with issuing bodies whether they intend to solicit landscape services, environmental restoration, or actual balloon flower stock — the recent record offers little signal for a narrowly focused horticultural vendor.