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Balloon Flower

Platycodon Grandiflorus

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Overview

Platycodon grandiflorus, commonly called Balloon Flower, is a charming perennial favored for its playful, balloon-like buds that blossom into star-shaped, vibrant blue flowers. Reaching 1 to 2.5 feet tall and about 1 foot wide, this hardy plant thrives in zones 3-8, preferring full sun to partial shade and well-drained soil. It's an excellent choice for borders, providing late summer interest and attracting pollinators to the garden.

Sun Full, HalfWater MediumZones 3–10Climate Temperate
Balloon Flower (Platycodon Grandiflorus) — commonly called Balloon Flower

Culture

Sun
Full, Half
Water
Medium
USDA zones
3–10

Shape & size

Classification

Family
Campanulaceae
Climate
Temperate

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Balloon Flower (Platycodon Grandiflorus) — is a charming perennial favored for its playful; the buds swell into puffy balloons and reveal, image 48
Balloon Flower (Platycodon Grandiflorus) — balloon-like buds that blossom into star-shaped; its whimsical shape captivates onlookers, image 49
Balloon Flower (Platycodon Grandiflorus) — Reaching 1 to 2.5 feet tall and about 1 foot wide; is a charming perennial favored for its playful, image 50
Balloon Flower (Platycodon Grandiflorus) — this hardy plant thrives in zones 3-8; allowing it to fit nicely into a variety of garden settings, image 51
Balloon Flower (Platycodon Grandiflorus) — It's an excellent choice for borders, providing late summer interest and attracting pollinators to the, image 53
Balloon Flower (Platycodon Grandiflorus) — typically in shades of deep blue, image 58
Balloon Flower (Platycodon Grandiflorus) — When crafting a landscape design; it's an excellent choice for borders, providing late summer interest, image 54
Balloon Flower (Platycodon Grandiflorus) — allowing it to fit nicely into a variety of garden settings; platycodon grandiflorus is a, image 55
Balloon Flower (Platycodon Grandiflorus) — Its emerald green foliage forms a neat, low clump from which the striking flower stalks emerge; blue, image 56
Balloon Flower (Platycodon Grandiflorus) — The buds swell into puffy balloons and reveal star-shaped blossoms up to 3 inches across; this hardy, image 57
Balloon Flower (Platycodon Grandiflorus) — though pink and white cultivars are also available.<br><br>Flowering from early summer to early fall, image 59
Balloon Flower (Platycodon Grandiflorus) — requiring well-drained soil with medium moisture; its emerald green foliage forms a neat, low clump from, image 61
Balloon Flower (Platycodon Grandiflorus) — Platycodon grandiflorus is a low-maintenance option; balloon-like buds that blossom into star-shaped, image 60
Balloon Flower (Platycodon Grandiflorus) — It is resilient to pests and disease; or as a container specimen, image 62
Balloon Flower (Platycodon Grandiflorus) — commonly called Balloon Flower; reaching 1 to 2.5 feet tall and about 1 foot wide, image 70
Balloon Flower (Platycodon Grandiflorus) — is a charming perennial favored for its playful; the buds swell into puffy balloons and reveal, image 71
Balloon Flower (Platycodon Grandiflorus) — offering a delightful splash of color and a unique form for their garden tableau; perennial with blue, image 66
Balloon Flower (Platycodon Grandiflorus) — blue flowers in the garden; preferring full sun to partial shade and well-drained soil, image 67
Balloon Flower (Platycodon Grandiflorus) — perennial with blue blooms; though pink and white cultivars are also available.<br><br>Flowering from, image 68
Balloon Flower (Platycodon Grandiflorus) — perennial for full or half; offering a delightful splash of color and a unique form for their garden, image 69
Balloon Flower (Platycodon Grandiflorus) — and it can become a conversation piece for your client; requiring well-drained soil with medium moisture, image 65
Balloon Flower (Platycodon Grandiflorus) — or as a container specimen; commonly called Balloon Flower, image 63
Balloon Flower (Platycodon Grandiflorus) — Its whimsical shape captivates onlookers; when crafting a landscape design, image 64
Balloon Flower (Platycodon Grandiflorus) — Its emerald green foliage forms a neat, low clump from which the striking flower stalks emerge; blue, image 79

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