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Platycodon grandiflorum (Balloon Flower)

Type: Species | Edit History      Plant ID - 34604



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Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Campanulales
Family: Campanulaceae
Genus: Platycodon
Species: Platycodon grandiflorum
 
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Plant Types edit
  • Ornamental
  • Perennial
Zones / Hardiness edit
  • 3b (to -30 F / -34 C)
  • 4a (to -25 F / -32 C)
  • 4b (to -20 F / -29 C)
  • 5a (to -15 F / -26 C)
  • 5b (to -10 F / -23 C)
  • 6a (to -5 F / -21 C)
  • 6b (to 0 F / -18 C)
  • 7a (to 5 F / -15 C)
  • 7b (to 10 F / -12 C)
  • 8a (to 15 F / -9 C)
  • 8b (to 20 F / -7 C)
  • 9a (to 25 F / -4 C)
  • 9b (to 30 F / -1 C)
Height (Maximum) edit
  • 1 1/2 to 2 feet (45 to 60 cm)
Spread (Maximum) edit
  • 1 to 1 1/2 feet (30 to 45 cm)
Flowering Start edit
  • May
Flowering End edit
  • October
Leaf Colour edit
  • Green - Dark
Leaf Shape edit
  • Elliptic
  • Lanceolate
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Suitable For edit
  • Border/Bed
  • Container/Patio
  • Cottage Garden
Sun Exposure edit
  • Full Sun
  • Partial Shade
Soil Types edit
  • Well-drained
  • Moist
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Bloom Colour edit
  • Blue
  • Purple
  • White
Wildlife Value edit
  • Bees
  • Slug / Snail Resistant
Propagation Techniques edit
  • Seed
  • Division
Skill Level edit
  • Beginner
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Contributors For This Plant
Netty (13946)
  purpleinopp (8118)
toni (36069)
  Cayuga Morning (1356)
Tammyd (1215)
Christer Johansson (230)


Gardens Containing This Plant
Netty's Garden
 photofloridian's Garden
Member8170's Garden
Kay's Garden
 Cayuga Morning's Garden
 aseedisapromise's Garden


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  Cayuga Morning (1356) wrote on Jul 22 2011
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The deer massacre it in my NE garden. The foliage eventually gets too rough (less tender) and they leave it alone. Their foraging delays the bloom significantly. Bunnies love the tender shoots too.

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