Chinese Balloon Flower
This heavy bloomer gets its name from the way each flower bud swells before its starry petals unfold. Balloon flowers are one of the easiest perennials you'll ever grow, and they bloom in profusion in mid to late summer, when many other perennials are beginning to fade.
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Chinese Balloon Flower – Platycodon grandiflorum – Highly ornamental perennial, the young flower buds form balloons, then open up into star shaped vivid blue flowers. The small clusters of multiple stems are compact and become more productive with age. Can grow to 2 feet tall. Loves full sun and is drought resistant. Used in traditional Chinese medicine as Jie ging and is native to China and Japan. The medicinal root is used for lung conditions.
Start seeds indoors in early spring in pots, sow 1/4 inch deep in a warm location. Transplant out after danger of frost.
Approximately 20 Heirloom/Organic seeds per package.
Never GMO!
