Blue balloon flower
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The Chinese Bellflower, a spectacular flower that will bring a special blue touch to your garden! Very ornamental and easy to grow, it is also perfect in pots and window boxes.
Perennial up to 50cm tall with oval, serrated dark bluish-green leaves. Abundant and intense flowering, bell-shaped and large intense blue flowers. Before flowering, its buds swell in the shape of a balloon.
Cutback in autumn at 10cm from the base of the plant.
In traditional Chinese medicine, its roots were used as an anti-inflammatory or for colds by taking it in infusions.
Use
Balcony & Courtyard, Edges, Decorative, Low maintenance garden, Gardening, Wild garden, Urban garden, Coastal garden, Baskets & Containers, Medicinal, Gravel Garden
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General characteristics
| Height at maturity | 20/30cm |
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Flowering
| Flower colour | Blue |
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| Flowering period | June, July, August, September, Summer |
Foliage
| Foliage persistence | Evergreen |
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| Foliage colour | Green |
Botanical information
| Common name | PLATYCODON GRANDIFLORUS - Blue balloon flower |
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| Life cycle | Perennial |
When to plant?
| Sowing period | March, April, May, June, Spring |
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| Germination (days) | 5-10 |
| Average germination (%) | 80 |
| Seeds per gram | 1000 |
Where to plant?
| Type of use | Balcony & Courtyard, Edges, Decorative, Low maintenance garden, Gardening, Wild garden, Urban garden, Coastal garden, Baskets & Containers, Medicinal, Gravel Garden |
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| Exposure | Light, Partial shade |
| Soil type | Sand, Rich, Potting mix |
| Soil moisture | Well-drained |
| Hardiness | Hardy |
| Climate zone | Mediterranean |
Care
| Watering | Moderate |
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