Platycodon 'Pop Star Pink' - Pop Star Pink Balloon Flower

A very compact variety with balloon-shaped buds opening to huge, star shaped pink blooms; fast and easy to grow; great for beds, patio containers, or border fronts

Height: Plant Height: 6 inches. Sun: full sun to partial shade. Hardiness zone: 3a.

Ornamental features

Pop Star™ Pink Balloon Flower has masses of beautiful spikes of pink bell-shaped flowers with rose veins rising above the foliage from early to late summer, which are most effective when planted in groupings. The flowers are excellent for cutting. Its narrow leaves remain dark green in color throughout the season.

Landscape

Pop Star™ Pink Balloon Flower is an herbaceous perennial with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other garden plants with less refined foliage.

This is a relatively low maintenance plant, and is best cleaned up in early spring before it resumes active growth for the season. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Recommended for: Mass Planting, Rock/Alpine Gardens, Border Edging, General Garden Use, Container Planting.

Planting and growing

Pop Star™ Pink Balloon Flower will grow to be only 6 inches tall at maturity extending to 8 inches tall with the flowers, with a spread of 10 inches. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant, individual plants should be spaced approximately 8 inches apart. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 10 years. As an herbaceous perennial, this plant will usually die back to the crown each winter, and will regrow from the base each spring. Be careful not to disturb the crown in late winter when it may not be readily seen!

This plant does best in full sun to partial shade. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.

Photo courtesy of NetPS Plant Finder.