Plant Min Zone: 3a
Plant Max Zone: 8a
Sunlight: Full Sun, Part Sun, Part Sun
Water / Rainfall: Average
Soil Quality: Average, Rich
Bloom Season: Summer, Late Summer
Flower Color: Blue
Berry / Fruit Color: None
Spring Foliage Color: Green
Summer Foliage Color: Green
Fall Foliage Color: Green, Yellow
Evergreen Foliage: No
Winter Interest: No
Scented Flowers: No
Drought Tolerance: Medium
Wet-Feet Tolerance: Low
Humidity Tolerance: Medium, High
Wind Tolerance: Medium, High
Poor Soil Tolerance: No Extreme Soils
Height: 0.5' - 1'
Width: 0.75' - 1.5'
Growth Rate: Medium
Service Life: Very Long: 10-20 years
Maintenance Need: Almost Zero Maintenance
Spreading Potential: Extremely Low
Yearly Trimming Tips: Trim Perennial to Ground Around First Fall Freeze: No Winter Interest.
Plant Grouping Size: Medium Grouping of 5-10, Mass Planting of 10 or more
Best Side of House: South Exposure, West Exposure, East Exposure
Extreme Planting Locations: Top of Retaining Wall Locations
Ornamental Features: Multiple Seasons of Interest, Long Blooming Season
Special Landscape Uses: Groundcover
Possible Pest Problems: Deer, Root Rot Disease
Plant Limitations: Late to Emerge or Leaf Out in Spring
Dwarf Blue Balloonflower, is also known as Platycodon grandiflorus 'Sentimental Blue'