Balloon Flower

Platycodon grandiflorus
  • Also Known As: Bell Flower
  • Botanical Name: Platycodon grandiflorus
  • Plant Type: Perennial
  • Light Requirement: Partial Shade
  • Water Demand: Medium
  • Landscape Use: Container
  • Ornamental Color: Blue, Pink, White
  • Native or Adapted: Adapted
  • Season: Spring, Summer
  • Deciduous or Evergreen: Deciduous
  • Plant Form: Upright
  • Region: North Central Texas
  • Plant Spread: 0' - 2'
  • Plant Height: 0' - 2'

Description

Remove spent blooms (not entire stems) to keep the plant blooming for 2 months or longer. New growth appears in late spring. Flower buds swell like little balloons before opening.

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Platycodon grandiflorus
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