Balloon Flower Seeds (Platycodon grandiflorus) ~Traditional Herb Garden Platycodon grandiflorus is a wonderful addition to rock gardens or border gardens, their pale purple flowers opening wide from a balloon-like bud to provide accessible access to pollinators.
Balloon flower, also known as Bellflower, will grow up to 2 feet tall and the blue-purple flowers are 2 to 2 1/2 inches wide. It blooms midsummer on to frost. The plant gets its name from the way the flower buds ‘balloon up’ before opening. Perennial plant...
Its areas of origin are in north-east Asia. The balloon flower’s oval, pointed, green leaves are slightly bluish, serrated to toothed at the edge and have a light, whitish wax coating. In autumn the foliage takes on an orange-red-brown color.
Needs full sun.
BALLOON FLOWER ROSE Platycodon Grandiflorus – 500 Bulk Seeds Balloon Flower Rose Platycodon Grandiflorus is a clumping, deciduous perennial that can be easily started from flower seeds. So called Chinese Bellflower features rich-green foliage with strong floral...
