Platycodon 'Double Blue' | Balloon Flower | Flower
Platycodon 'Double Blue' belongs to the plant family CAMPANULACEĈ and Genus Platycodon This Flower prefers Well drained soil a pH of 05,06 . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Full sun to partial shade
We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Platycodon 'Double Blue' does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Platycodon 'Double Blue' so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Platycodon 'Double Blue' balloon flower is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).
Platycodon 'Double Blue' can survive very cold winters with annual averages as low as -30° Fahrenheit. Balloon flower needs summer days with high heat. This plant does well in loamy soils. Full sun to partial shade is best for growing this species. It prefers well drained soils.
Platycodon 'Double Blue' will under good growing conditions survive and prosper between 3 and10 years.
Platycodon 'Double Blue' is a perennial. Flowers: Balloon flower has inflated buds that pop open to reveal double flowers arranged in a cup shape. The blossoms are usually a sapphire color.
Platycodon 'Double Blue' | Balloon Flower is classed as a flowering plant specimen. The flower's principle colouring is sapphire. If the flower has other colours these flower accent colors would be described as … . Secondary color or not the flower is described as: inflated buds that pop open to reveal double flowers arranged in a cup shape
This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 3' feet will have an overall spread somewhere between ... not specified on this plants page
"Heat-zone Gardening: How to choose plants that thrive in your region's warmest weather", Dr. H. Marc Cathey with Linda Bellamy, American Horticultural Society, Time-Life Books, 1998.