Astra White Balloon Flower
Platycodon grandiflorus 'Astra White'
Monrovia
Balloon-like buds swell and open in the garden to large, bell-shaped white flowers; an excellent bedding or container plant
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Note: Each live plant is unique and may differ from the photo while maintaining its beauty. Plants come in a plastic pot; other items in images are not included.
Landscape Qualities
Astra White Balloon Flower is an herbaceous perennial with a mounded form. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other garden plants with less refined foliage.
Ornamental Qualities
Astra White Balloon Flower has masses of beautiful white bell-shaped flowers at the ends of the stems from early to late summer | which are most effective when planted in groupings. The flowers are excellent for cutting. Its serrated pointy leaves remain dark green in color throughout the season.
Planting and Growing
Astra White Balloon Flower will grow to be about 10 inches tall at maturity | with a spread of 14 inches. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant | individual plants should be spaced approximately 10 inches apart. Its foliage tends to remain low and dense right to the ground. It grows at a medium 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.
Plant Facts
Prefers full sun to partial shade
Keep moisture level average to moist
Mature Size 10"Hx14"W
Cutflower Favorite
Flowers are white
Flowers from early to late summer
Zone 3a
Likes average to moist soil