General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Plant Height: 2-3 feet
Leaves: Good fall color
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Propagation: Seeds: Suitable for wintersowing
Start indoors

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Common names
  • Balloon Flower
  • Chinese Bellflower
  • Japanese Bellflower
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Platycodon grandiflorus
  • Synonym: Platycodon grandiflorus var. albus
Also sold as:
  • Alba

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Location: IL
Date: 2015-08-16
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Location: IL
Date: 2010-07-09
Location: IL
Date: 2008-08-05

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