Balloon Flower

Balloon flowers bring unique texture and flowers to the garden

The Platycodons or "Balloon Flowers" are some of the most dependable, easy to grow perennials you can add to your garden. Everyone, especially children, love to watch the big, golf-ball sized buds expand and finally burst into lovely star-shaped flowers. A great color-maker in the border, this overlooked flower offers what few others do: true blue blooms!