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Astra Pink Balloon Flower Platycodon grandiflorus

Flower Season
  • Summer
Mature Size
10" 8" 25cm 20cm
Height: 8" - 10"
Spread: 6" - 8"
Height: 20cm - 25cm
Spread: 15cm - 20cm
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    20cm - 25cm
    15cm - 20cm
    15cm - 20cm

    Features

    light pink, bell-shaped flowers. Compact habit perfect for the front of the border. Long lived, trouble-free perennial.

    Attracts: 
    Bees
    Resists: 
    Deer
    Small or Miniature

    Characteristics

    Plant Type: 
    Perennial
    Height Category: 
    Short
    Garden Height: 
    8 - 10 Inches 20cm - 25cm
    Spacing: 
    6 - 8 Inches 15cm - 20cm
    Spread: 
    6 - 8 Inches 15cm - 20cm
    Flower Colors: 
    Pink
    Foliage Colors: 
    Green
    Foliage Shade: 
    Green
    Habit: 
    Mounded
    Container Role: 
    Filler

    Plant Needs

    Light Requirement: 
    Part Sun to Sun

    The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

    Maintenance Category: 
    Easy
    Bloom Time: 
    Mid Summer
    Hardiness Zones: 
    3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
    Water Category: 
    Average
    Soil Fertility Requirement: 
    Average Soil
    Soil Fertility Requirement: 
    Fertile Soil
    Soil Fertility Requirement: 
    Poor Soil
    Soil PH Category: 
    Acidic Soil
    Soil PH Category: 
    Alkaline Soil
    Soil PH Category: 
    Neutral Soil
    Uses: 
    Border Plant
    Uses: 
    Container
    Uses: 
    Cut Flower
    Uses: 
    Mass Planting
    Maintenance Notes: 

    Very easy to grow. Prefers well drained-soil. Emerges in late spring.

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