Balloon Flower White Seeds (Platycodon grandiflorus)

The Balloon Flower White is a hardy perennial admired for its balloon-like buds that open into elegant, star-shaped pure white blooms. Flowering in mid to late summer, it provides a fresh, luminous contrast in borders, rock gardens, or containers. Easy to grow and long-lasting, it’s a graceful pollinator-friendly choice for brightening garden spaces.

What Makes It Special

• Unique balloon-shaped buds opening into starry white flowers

• Hardy, reliable perennial with long-lasting summer blooms

• Attracts bees and butterflies while adding elegance to gardens

Key Features

• Botanical name: Platycodon grandiflorus

• Hardy perennial

• Height: 50–70 cm (20–28 in)

• Bloom time: Mid to late summer

Ideal For

• Cottage and perennial borders

• Rock gardens and containers

• Pollinator-friendly plantings

Sowing

• Sow indoors Feb–Apr or outdoors May–Jun

• Lightly press seeds into soil; do not cover heavily (needs light)

• Germination: 14–21 days at 18–22°C

• Transplant seedlings 30 cm apart

• Flowers from the second year after sowing