Fuji Blue balloon flower
Platycodon grandiflorus 'Fuji Blue'
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size12 to 24 inches tallup to 24 inches wide
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Soil types
- Loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
'Fuji Blue' balloon flower (Platycodon grandiflorus 'Fuji Blue') is a perennial for borders, containers, cottage gardens, and rock gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, loamy soil. It forms a clump 12 to 24 inches tall and up to 24 inches wide. It is not a favorite of deer, though hungry deer will eat almost anything. It blooms in early to late spring and early to late summer.
Pairs well with Coneflower, Yarrow, Orange daylily, and Garden phlox.