Purple Balloon Flower – 50 Seeds
(Platycodon grandiflorus)
R30.00
Balloon Flowers are easy to grow, long-lived perennials. Long-lasting star-shaped flowers emerge from balloon-like buds in summer.
Indoor Sowing: Not Recommended.
Direct Sowing: Spring.
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🌼 Flower Quick Facts
Flower Info
- 🌍 Origin / Region: East Asia
- 🌸 Flower Color: Purple
- 🦋 Pollinator Method: Attracts Bees, Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Hummingbirds
Growth Traits
- 🌱 Life Cycle: Perennial
- 🌾 Plant Type: Herbaceous Perennial
- 🪴 Growth Habit: Bushy, Clumping, Upright
Growing Requirements
- 🌞 Sun Exposure: Full Sun, Partial Shade
- 💧 Water Needs: Avoid Overwatering, Regular Water
- ☀️ Growing Conditions: Cold Tolerant, Drought Tolerant, Frost Tolerant, Heat Tolerant
- 🟤 Soil Preference: Loam, Moist, Rich Organic, Well-Drained
Purple Balloon Flower Seeds. Platycodon grandiflorus is a species of herbaceous flowering perennial plant of the family Campanulaceae, and the only member of the genus Platycodon. It is native to East Asia (China, Korea, Japan, and the Russian Far East). It is commonly known as balloon flower (referring to the balloon-shaped flower buds),Chinese bellflower, or platycodon.
The balloon flower is a hardy plant that is able to grow in both dry climates as well as cold climates. Balloon Flowers are easy to grow, long-lived perennials. Long-lasting star-shaped flowers emerge from balloon-like buds in summer.
Growing Purple Balloon Flower
Indoor Sowing: Not Recommended.
Direct Sowing: Spring.
- Plant the Purple balloon flower seeds in the spring when all chance of frost has passed.
- Choose a site that gets full sun to slight partial shade, and dig a 7.6 cm layer of compost into the soil.
- Seed needs light to germinate. Sprinkle the seeds on top of the soil and water them.
- Germination takes about 14 -30 days.
- Keep the ground moist around the new seedlings. In most cases, you’ll get flowers in the first year you plant them.
- Plants prefer part sun to light shade and regular water.
- Balloon flower plants do not like to be disturbed and rarely need to be divided.
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