Botanical Name Platycodon grandiflorus ‘Fuji Blue’
Common Name Balloon Flower
Type Perennial
Exposure Sun to Part Shade
Size for Description 20 In. by 12 to 18 In.
Bloom Time Summer
Flower Color Blue
Fruit  
Foliage  
Bark  
Fall Color  
Growth Rate Moderate
Butterflies  
Hummingbirds  
Deer Resistant yes
Drought Tolerant yes
Moisture Lover yes
Native  
Walnut Tolerant  
Wet Areas  
Fragrant  
Groundcover  
Comment Large balloon-like buds open to deep blue five-lobed, large  single blossoms, June-August.
Care Remove individual spent flowers; remove entire stalk when bloom is complete.
Zone 3