Balloon Flower

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.

Companion Plants

Daylily

Lavender

Yarrow

Plant Details

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

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