Platycodon (Balloon Flower)

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• Balloon-shaped buds
• Long-lived plants with long bloom times.
• Pest and disease free.
• Well-drained soil is important.
• Foliage is very slow to emerge in spring, so be careful not to disturb it!
• Once established, plants do not like to be transplanted.

  

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'Pop Star™ Blue'

• Sweet size for along walkways
• Giant star shaped, blue flowers
• Blooms all summer long
• 10" H x 12" W

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grandiflorus ' Astra Double Blue'

• Compact, dwarf variety
• ​Periwinkle blooms
• Wonderful for borders and in containers
• Pollinator plant
• Bloom time: summer
• ​10" H x 10" W

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Geranium sanguineum 'Max Frei'