Balloon Flower
Common name
Balloon Flower
Botanical name
Platycodon grandiflorus
Variety
Astra Semi-Double Lavender
Zone
USDA Zone 3 (-40°F) to USDA Zone 9 (20°F).
Light
Sun
Height
8" (20 cm)
Habit
Mounded
Feed
Use all-purpose
Water
Weekly during dry spells
Bloom Color
Purple
Bloom Time
Summer
Maintenance
Remove spent blooms
About
Dazzling flowers attract hummingbirds to your garden. Makes a colorful display along walkways or in rock gardens, planted with silver-gray foliages and blue or purple flowers. Remove faded flowers for best reblooming. New growth emerges late in spring.
