Platycodon grandiflorus 'Hakone Blue' (Balloon Flower)
50 seeds $3.50
Platycodon grandiflorus 'Hakone Blue' has deep blue, double flowers on tall stems. It blooms the first year from seed if started early indoors.
Double balloon flowers tend to produce single flowers as the season progresses, but they're still beautiful.
Balloon Flower 'Hakone Blue' makes a wonderful cut flower. Deer resistant. Drought tolerant. Long-lived, hardy perennial in zones 3-9.
height 24" spacing 12"
Sowing Platycodon grandiflorus 'Hakone Blue' Seeds
Start balloon flower seeds indoors 8 weeks before the last frost date. Barely cover the seeds with soil. Full sun to part shade.
