Balloon Flower 'Sentimental Blue'
Platycodon grandiflorus 'Sentimental Blue'
Balloon Flower 'Sentimental Blue' is a perennial for edging, mid-border, suited to full sun to partial shade and clay or loam, flowering Jun, Jul, Aug.
| Type | Perennial |
|---|---|
| Mature height | 30 cm |
| Spread | 30 cm |
| Aspect | full sun to partial shade |
| Foliage | Deciduous |
| Hardiness | USDA 3a-8b |
| Pollinator-friendly | Yes |
| Pet-safe | Not confirmed |
Where to use it in a border
At around 30 cm, it sits best along the front edge, where a low, spreading habit reads best. Give it about 30 cm of room to spread, roughly 3 to the metre when planted in a drift. It is hardy across USDA zones 3a to 8b, so check it suits your area before planting.
It appears in our lists of full sun, clay soil, pollinator-friendly plants.
Border Builder uses Balloon Flower 'Sentimental Blue''s height, spread, soil, bloom months and companions to place it in a full border plan for your own conditions, on iPhone and iPad.
Flowering through the year
Worth knowing
- Its flowers are valued by bees and other pollinators.
Good companions
Plants that share its conditions and style, chosen to complement its place in the border:
- Bacopato edge in front
- Bearded Iris 'Beverly Sills'for height behind it
- Bearded Iris 'Immortality'for height behind it
- Bigleaf Hydrangea 'Endless Summer'for height behind it
- Calibrachoato edge in front
- Camellia 'Professor Sargent'for height behind it
Garden styles
Cottage garden Foundation planting
Sources
Bloom timing and hardiness drawn from: