Sentimental Blue Balloon Flower
Platycodon grandiflorus 'Sentimental Blue'
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Specifications
| Plant Characteristics | Flowering, Attracts pollinators |
|---|---|
| Hardiness Zone | 3a to 8b |
| Sunlight | Full sun, Partial shade |
| Height | |
| Width | |
| Watering Needs | Moderate |
| Preferred Soil | Loamy |
| Growth Rate | Moderate |
| Growth Habit | Compact |
| Plant Life Cycle | Perennial |
| Blooms In | Summer |
| Flower Color | Blue |
| Foliage Color | Green |
| Suitable Space | Outdoors |
| Botanical Name | |
| Species | |
| Cultivar | |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Does Not Ship To | AK, HI, ID, MT, PR, UT |
Description
Your Very Whimsical Sentimental Blue Balloon Flower
- Amazing True-Blue Balloon Shaped Flowers
- Easy To Grow and Care for
- Low Maintenance Plant
- Green-Grey Foliage
Sentimental Blue Balloon Flower (Platycodon grandiflorus 'Sentimental Blue') is one of the most unique plants that you will ever grow in your garden.
Even though it is a classic garden plant in Europe, it isn't often seen in American gardens, which is a shame. Help us trumpet the joys of this great garden flower by planting some at your home this year!
Sentimental Blue Balloon Flower has some of the most interesting flower buds ever and typically bloom from May to August.
They look for all the world like little blue hot-air balloons and they swell and swell until they burst open into beautiful true-blue flowers with purplish veining. Kids are enthralled by them.
Sentimental Blue is perfect in the front of the perennial border or lining a walkway. They make great accents in rock gardens and are star performers in containers.
Grey-green leaves back the long-lasting flowers which give them quite the 'designer look', which are perfect for cutting too.
Sentimental Blue is very low-maintenance once it's established, but note that it emerges late in the spring so care must be taken not to damage the crowns with early spring cultivation. With very little care this beauty will reward you with years of garden whimsy!
Order your very own Sentimental Blue Balloon Flower today from Nature Hills! It's a fan favorite, so the sooner you order the better!
Planting & Care
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Ships in 7-10 business days • Tracking provided • Weather protected
| Under $50 | $9.99 |
| $50 - $99.99 | $14.99 |
| $100 - $149.99 | $16.99 |
| $150 - $198.99 | $24.99 |
| $199+ | FREE |
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The two plants are thriving and are blooming!
Balloon Flowers can take a little time to settle in after planting, so it's great to hear yours skipped straight to blooming. They'll keep spreading and putting on more of a show each year as the clumps fill out. Thanks for the update, Jason.
I absolutely love the balloon flowers and it is doing just great. I had them before we moved to a new house so had to restart again. Thanks for sending me a very good plant.
Balloon flowers have a way of becoming a garden staple once you've grown them, so it makes sense you wanted to bring them along to the new place. Glad the plant arrived in good shape and is settling in well. They'll reward you with those cheerful buds for many seasons to come.
My balloon flower plant came so carefully packaged. No dirt all over, no limp branches.
It is in the ground now and I am just waiting to see the flowers!
I will definitely order from this company again.
Careful packaging makes a real difference when a plant travels across the country, so it's good to hear it arrived in solid shape. Sentimental Blue puts on a lovely show once it settles in, and balloon flowers tend to be reliable bloomers once established. Thanks for planting it and giving it a chance to shine, joyce. We hope you enjoy every bloom.
The flowers haven’t popped yet, but the plants have really taken hold and grown and spread out.
Balloon flowers can be a little slow to their first bloom, so it's a good sign that yours have settled in and are putting on strong growth. Once they start flowering, they tend to put on a real show each season. Thanks for sharing the update, Carol!
Not happy. When I put the plant in the sink to water it tipped over. The roots were in the shape of a 2 “ pot. They had not grown into the rest of the soil of the quart. To me this plant was sold under false pretenses. and there was 1 4” stem intact. Not happy.
