About

This garden perennial, reaching 40-120cm, with clump-forming habit. It produces colourful flowers in pink.

About the genus

Platycodon are herbaceous perennials with neat, ovate leaves and terminal clusters of open bell-shaped flowers which open from large, balloon-shaped buds in late summer

Plant details

Suggested usesBorders, cottage gardens

Care notes

CultivationFertile well-drained soil
PruningCut back autumn/spring
PropagationDivide 3-4 years
Pest resistanceSlugs possible
Disease resistanceMildew possible