Platycodon spp. White

Common Name:
White Balloon Flower

Description:
Platycodon grandiflorus (White form), commonly known as White Balloon Flower, is a charming herbaceous perennial admired for its unique balloon-like buds that inflate before opening into elegant, star-shaped white flowers. This variety brings a fresh and clean aesthetic to garden beds, borders, and cottage-style plantings. The lush green foliage forms a neat, upright clump, providing an attractive backdrop to the long-lasting blooms. Well-suited to Melbourne conditions, it thrives in full sun to part shade and prefers well-drained soil with moderate watering, particularly during dry periods. Flowering from late spring through summer, it offers a prolonged display and is excellent as a cut flower. Its tidy growth habit and distinctive flowering stage make it a standout feature in both traditional and contemporary gardens.

Form:
Shrub - Small
Shrub - Clumping / Grass-like / Mounding

Mature Size:
Height: 40–70 cm
Width: 30–50 cm

Aspect:
Full Sun
Part Shade

Flowering:
Flowers in Spring
Flowers in Summer

Flower Colour:
White

Key Attributes:
Bee Attracting
Herbaceous
Perennial
Suitable for Pots
Suitable for Cut Flowers
Compact growth habit
Unique balloon bud stage

Toxicity:
Not known to be toxic to humans or animals.

Companion Plants:
Lavender
Salvia
Echinacea
Coreopsis
Nepeta