Balloon Flower
Platycodon grandiflorus
Perennials
(Detailed plant information can be found at the bottom of the page.)
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Platycodon grandiflorus Plant Information
| Classification | |
|---|---|
| Scientific Name: | Platycodon grandiflorus |
| Common Name: | balloon flower |
| Family: | Campanulaceae |
| Suggested Uses: | perennials, beds & borders, cutflowers |
| Characteristics | |
| Plant Form: | upright, rounded, spreading |
| Height: | 1 - 2 feet |
| Spread: | 1 - 4 feet |
| Foliage: | sharply serrated, green to dark green leaves which vary from whorled to opposite from the stem bases to ends |
| Flower: | 3" white, pink, blue, or violet terminal, cup-shaped flowers buds swell (balloon) up prior to opening |
| Bloom Period: | Spring - Summer |
| Environment | |
| Sun: | light shade - full sun |
| Water: | medium water requirement low tolerance of humidity |
| Soil: | prefers well-drained, moist soil with low pH |
| Heat Tolerance: | medium heat tolerance |
| USDA Zone: | zones 4 - 8 |
| Native Range: | East Asia |
| Care | |
| Maintenance: | deadhead to promote return blooms propagation by seed |
| Pests & Pathology: | susceptible to root rot |
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