Platycodon 'Shell Pink' | Balloon Flower | Flower
Platycodon 'Shell Pink' 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 'Shell Pink' does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Platycodon 'Shell Pink' so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Platycodon 'Shell Pink' 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 'Shell Pink' can survive very cold winters with annual averages as low as -30° Fahrenheit. Balloon flower needs summer days with high heat. The optimal soil texture for this plant is one that is loamy. This species does best in full sun to partial shade. It usually does best in well drained soils.
Platycodon 'Shell Pink' will under good growing conditions survive and prosper between 3 and10 years.
Platycodon 'Shell Pink' is a perennial. Flowers: Balloon flower has inflated buds that pop open to reveal double flowers arranged in a cup shape. Typically the flowers are either rose or pink.
Platycodon 'Shell Pink' | Balloon Flower is classed as a flowering plant specimen. The flower's principle colouring is rose,pink. 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.