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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 20-23 inches
Plant Spread: 18-23 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Blue
Purple
Flower Time: Summer
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant

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Common names
  • Balloon Flower
  • Chinese Bellflower
  • Japanese Bellflower

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Location: Eagle Bay, New York
Date: 2005-07-28
Balloon Flower (Platycodon grandiflorus 'Double Blue')
Location: Holly springs, nc
Date: 7-31-2013
Location: KALAMA WA
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2006-07-25
  • Uploaded by Joy
Comments:
  • Posted by lauribob (N Central Wash. - the dry side - Zone 5b) on May 31, 2017 3:15 PM concerning plant:
    This plant will handle heat, but it likes its roots kept cool with organic mulch. Light deadheading will prolong the bloom time. It rarely needs dividing, which is good because it's not so easy to do with the long taproots, and it doesn't much like it. Best bet is to put it where you want it and leave it there.
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