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balloon flower
Platycodon grandiflorus
Not Native
- Dimensions
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Height: 1.0 ft. to 2.5 ft.
Spread: 1.0 ft. to 1.5 ft. - Growth Form
- Herbaceous
- Program Association
- Xeriscape Incentive Program
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun, Part Sun
- Water Requirements
- Moderate
- Season of Bloom
- June, July, August
- Flower Color
- Blue Shades, Purple Shades
- Leaf Color
- Green Shades
- Aggressiveness
- No City Data
- Design Considerations
- Accent Plant, Small Spaces
- Other Considerations
- Shallow Roots
- Duration
- Perennial
- Soil Type
- Loam, Nutrient Rich, Well Drained
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No City Data
- Hazards/Toxic
- No City Data.
Notes
Consider cutting back plant stems by 1/2 in May to reduce plant height and possibly avoid staking. Fragile, fleshy root systems.