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balloon flower "ASTRA BLUE"

Platycodon grandiflorus
Platycodon grandiflorus
"ASTRA BLUE"

balloon flower

USUAL HEIGHT and WIDTH
0.2-0.3m
LEAVES
deciduous broadleaf
SIZE/TYPE
low or groundcovering		 COLOUR OF LEAVES

light green
BLOOMING TIME
July - August
LOCATION
full sun		 FLOWERS
showy
USDA zone (lowest)
3   (down to -40°C) 		COLOUR OF FLOWERS

sky blue
WINTER PROTECTION
for zone 5+6
Code of winter protection zone 5+6
for zone 7
Code of winter protection zone 7
 Belongs to categories
Perennials
Summer blooms
SIZE and PRICES
form container size size quality price (incl. VAT) where in stock sending options quantity
THE PRICES INCLUDE VAT of 9%. For quick conversion you can use 1 CZK = approx. 0.04 EUR

 

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popis  container 2L  


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GLOSSARY

  • STANDARD QUALITY - Plants of this group are 1st class quality with number of branches and overall density adequate to their size and age, considering they were container grown.
  • DE LUXE QUALITY - This label guarantees a luxurious quality of manually selected plants that, compared to their height and age, are exceptionally dense and beautiful.
  • EXTRA - These plants are usually mature and bigger specimens with exceptional overall appearance.
  • STANDARD (as described in the plant form) means a tree with a trunk of 190-210 cm and a crown at the top, unless specified differently. The commercial size for trees is their girth measured in the height of 1m from ground.
  • SHRUB - a woody plant with branches growing bushy from the ground level.
  • HALF-STANDARD or MINI-STANDARD - a small tree with shorter trunk, its size is usually specified.
  • FEATHERED - These are trees with branches growing already from the base of the trunk and up along the stem.
  • GRASSES and PERENNIALS - Sizes given usually read the diameter of the pot or the clump, as specified.
 DESCRIPTION

Balloon flower is another showy perennial with blue flowers in summer. They are bell-shaped with 5 petals opening wide, growing on tops of 20-25 tall stems. Buds are large and balloon-shaped. Leaves are toothed at margins, green or bluish green and emerge very late. We recommend marking a place with the plant so that you don’t dig it out by mistake in the spring when all other perennials have emerged already. Balloon flower dislikes disturbance once established. It loves sun, and loamy, well-drained, fertile soil which should never dry out extremely. Use in rockeries or in the front of a herbaceous border. Fully hardy to -29°C (USDA zone 5), or if mulched it can withstand -37°C (USDA zone 3).

Last update 14-07-2008