Platycodon grandiflorus 'Astra Blue'

Featuring dark blue, balloon-like buds that open into 3"-diameter, violet-blue flowers with extra thick petals that extend the duration of the blooms, compact Platycodon grandiflorus ‘Astra Blue’ makes an enchanting addition to garden beds and container plantings. The neatly mounding, sturdy, well-branched plants have finely textured foliage that remains dark green throughout the heat of summer. One of the Astra series of Balloon Flowers.

Native to meadows and hillsides in China, Japan, Korea and Siberia, clump-forming Balloon Flower derives its common name from balloon-like flower buds that open into five-pointed, bell-shaped flowers that face upward or outward. Plants in this genus like well-drained soil rich in organic material. Compact P. grandifloras ‘Astra Blue’ features dark blue buds that burst into 3"-diameter, violet-blue flowers. It makes an enchanting addition to gardens and containers.

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