Sentimental Blue balloon flower
Platycodon grandiflorus 'Sentimental Blue'
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size6 to 12 inches tall
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Blue
- Soil types
- Loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
'Sentimental Blue' balloon flower (Platycodon grandiflorus 'Sentimental Blue') is a perennial for borders, containers, rock gardens, and cottage 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 sits low on the menu for deer. It forms a low, clumping mound of blue flowers that stands 6 to 12 inches tall. Blooms appear in early to late spring and again in early to late summer.
Pairs well with White Feather hosta, Japanese spirea, Sedge, and Paula Fay peony.