How to Grow and Care for Balloon Flowers - The Spruce
WEBJun 10, 2024 · Balloon flowers (Platycodon grandiflorus) are easy perennials with flowers that emerge from puffy buds. Learn to grow this summer bloomer with this guide.
How to Grow and Care for Balloon Flowers | Gardener’s Path
WEBJul 6, 2023 · Balloon flower adds a cheerful touch of blue to sunny garden borders. Learn all about this hardy summer-blooming perennial favorite now on Gardener’s Path.
Platycodon grandiflorus ‘Sentimental Blue’ (Balloon Flower)
WEBVigorous and floriferous, Platycodon grandiflorus 'Sentimental Blue' (Balloon Flower) is a dwarf herbaceous perennial which produces an abundance of bell-shaped, flaring, vibrant blue flowers, up to 3 in. across (7 cm), adorned with 5 …
How to Plant and Grow Balloon Flower - Better Homes & Gardens
WEBJun 4, 2024 · How and When to Plant Balloon Flower. Start seeds indoors in seed-starting mix six to eight weeks before the last frost date in spring for blooms the first year, or direct sow them on the surface of a prepared garden bed …
How to Plant, Grow, and Care For Balloon Flowers - Epic Gardening
WEBOct 11, 2023 · Balloon flowers are the ultimate flowering perennial plant. They are incredibly low-maintenance, propagate well, require little attention, and flower reliably year after year, even within the first year of planting. Plus, their cute balloon-like blooms that explode into colorful star-shaped flowers are second to none.
Balloon Flowers: How to Plant, Grow, and Care For Platycodon ...
WEBFeb 17, 2024 · Are Balloon Flowers perennials? Yes, Balloon Flowers are perennial plants, meaning they return year after year. With proper care, these plants can have a long lifespan in your garden.
Platycodon grandiflorus [Dwarf Form] | Balloon Flower | Dwarf …
WEBPlatycodon grandiflorus [Dwarf Form] is a broadleaf deciduous perennial with. In summer pink and blue flowers emerge. Attracts butterflies making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens.
How to Grow Balloon Flower — Platycodon - Harvest to Table
WEBPlatycodon–commonly called balloon flower–is a perennial that bears mostly purple-blue flowers opening from balloon-like buds from spring through early fall. The inflated flower buds that look like balloons split open into broad, shallow, bell-shaped flowers.
Balloon Flower Growing Guide - Simply Garden Life
WEBApr 10, 2018 · Apoyama – a 10- to 15-inch-tall dwarf with upright habit and violet flowers. Fuji – pink, white, blue blossoms on 2- to 3-foot plants. best for cut flowers. Komachi – clear blue flowers and the bud swells to about 2 inches in diameter but never opens. Sentimental blue – only 6 to 9 inches tall with blue flowers from seed the first year.
Platycodon grand. ‘Astra Semi-double Blue’ - Perennials
WEBBalloon Flowers are summer-blooming cousins to the more familiar Bellflowers. This selection forms a compact mound of green foliage, bearing inflated buds that open into star-shaped semi-double violet-blue blossoms.
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