blue balloon flower seeds 60 seeds| Blue Balloon Flower Seeds - Platycodon grandiflorus

blue balloon flower seeds 60 seeds| Blue Balloon Flower Seeds - Platycodon grandiflorusBlue Balloon Flower (Platycodon grandiflorus) is a hardy perennial admired for its unique balloon shaped buds that burst open into star like blue blossoms. Compact and reliable, it is perfect for borders, rock gardens, and containers. Easy to grow and long lived, Balloon Flowers bloom in summer, attract pollinators, and return year after year with minimal care. Seed Information Type: Flower Seeds Common Name: Blue Balloon Flower, Chinese Bellflower

Blue Balloon Flower (Platycodon grandiflorus) is a hardy perennial admired for its unique balloon-shaped buds that burst open into star-like blue blossoms. Compact and reliable, it is perfect for borders, rock gardens, and containers. Easy to grow and long-lived, Balloon Flowers bloom in summer, attract pollinators, and return year after year with minimal care.

Seed Information

• Type: Flower Seeds

• Common Name: Blue Balloon Flower, Chinese Bellflower

• Genus: Platycodon

• Species: Platycodon grandiflorus

• Life Cycle: Perennial

• Features: Unique balloon-shaped buds, star-shaped blue blooms, pollinator friendly, long-lived perennial, ornamental

• Season of Interest: Summer blooming

• Indoor/Outdoor: Both (outdoor borders, containers, rock gardens)

• Sunlight: Full sun to partial shade

• Cultivating Difficulty: Easy to moderate

• Watering: Moderate, prefers well-draining soil

• Climate: Temperate, Humid Subtropical, Mediterranean

• Growth Habit: Upright clumping, 12–24 in tall

• Soil Type: Well-draining loamy or sandy soil

• Soil pH: 5.8–7.5

• Planting Time: Spring after frost or late summer

Grow Instructions

• When to Plant: Sow indoors 6–8 weeks before last frost or directly outdoors after frost danger has passed

• Soil: Well-draining sandy or loamy soil with neutral to slightly acidic pH

• Sunlight: Full sun to partial shade

• Watering: Keep evenly moist but avoid waterlogging

• Spacing: 12–15 inches apart

• Germination: 14–20 days at 65–70°F (18–21°C)

• Bloom Season: Mid to late summer

• Tips: Balloon flowers are slow to emerge in spring—be patient; avoid disturbing roots once established