Platycodon 'Sentimental Blue'

Balloon Flower, Sentimental Blue Balloon Flower

Sentimental Blue balloon flower (Platycodon ‘Sentimental Blue’) keeps its blue summer display close to the ground. Rounded, inflated buds gradually open into broad, starry bells above a compact clump of green leaves.

Its small stature suits the front of a border, a rock garden, or a container where the changing buds can be seen closely. Growth may emerge late in spring, so mark its position before working nearby.

Choose sun or partial shade and soil that drains freely. Avoid leaving the crown in wet ground, and give the young plant regular water while its roots establish.

Size
• Height: 6–8 in
• Width: 12 in

Hardiness
• USDA Zones: 3–8
Published as whole zones; an A/B boundary has not been verified.

Best Uses
• Border
• Container
• Mass Planting
• Rock Garden

Plant type

Perennial

Height

6-8 in

Width

12 in

Hardiness zones

3–8

Sunlight

Full sun to part shade

Growth rate

Moderate

Bloom time

Mid Summer

Flower color

Blue

Leaf color

Green

Fall color

Blue Green, Green

Attracts

Bees

Soil

Well Drained

Landscape use

Border, Container, Mass Planting, Rock Garden

Shape

Clumping, Compact

Fruit

No

Fragrant

Yes

Deer resistant

Yes

Salt tolerant

No

Drought tolerant

No