353-012 Platycodon grandiflorus 'Hakone Blue' ( Balloon flower ) |
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Platycodon grandiflorus 'Hakone Blue' bears balloon-like buds that expand into two-inch, double, 5-petaled flowers of rich lavender blue. The cupped, down-facing flowers are almost iconographic of summer in Japan. We grow this in the blue and pink section of the rose garden set off against a dwarf golden Chamaecyparis. July to August. 3 ft. x 12 in. Lavender Blue flowers Sun, Part Shade Zones 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 |
| Ballon flowers are late to emerge in the spring. | |
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