1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Grass
Flowering Plants, Herbs, Perennial
1.3 Origin
Southern Europe
China, Eastern Asia, Japan
1.4 Types
Fine leaved sheep's fescue
Platycodon grandiflorus Astra series, Platycodon grandiflorus Fuji series, Platycodon grandiflorus 'Komachi', Platycodon grandiflorus 'Sentimental Blue'
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Mountain Slopes, Pastures
Grassland, Hillside
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
5.10 cm15.20 cm
0.54
3900
3.1.2 Minimum Width
3.2 Plant Color
3.2.1 Flower Color
Pale White
White, Blue, Pink
3.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
3.2.3 Fruit Color
Non Fruiting Plant
Not Available
3.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green
Green, Sea Green
3.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Sea Green
3.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green
Green, Sea Green
3.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
3.3 Shape
3.3.1 Leaf Shape
3.4 Thorns
4 Season
4.1 Plant Season
Spring, Fall
Summer, Fall
4.2 Growing Conditions
4.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.2.2 Growth Rate
4.2.3 Type of Soil
4.2.4 The pH of Soil
4.2.5 Soil Drainage
4.2.6 Bloom Time
Not Available
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
4.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
4.3 Tolerances
5 Care
5.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
5.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, vegetative cuttings
Divison, Seedlings, Seperation
5.3 Plant Maintenance
5.4 Watering Plants
5.4.1 Watering Requirements
Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Never Over-water
Average Water Needs
5.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
5.4.3 In Spring
5.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
5.5 Soil
5.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
5.5.2 Soil Type
5.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
5.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
5.7 Pruning
Prune after flowering, Prune for size control, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Prune in spring, Prune in summer, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
5.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
5.9 Pests and Diseases
Brown patch, Gray leaf blight, Pythium blight, Rust, Zoysia patch
Slugs, Snails
5.10 Plant Tolerance
Full Sun, Heat And Humidity
Drought
6 Facts
6.1 Flowers
6.1.1 Flower Petal Number
6.2 Fruits
6.2.1 Showy Fruit
6.2.2 Edible Fruit
6.3 Fragrance
6.3.1 Fragrant Flower
6.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
6.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
6.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
6.4 Showy Foliage
6.5 Showy Bark
6.6 Foliage Texture
6.7 Foliage Sheen
6.8 Evergreen
6.9 Invasive
6.10 Self-Sowing
6.11 Attracts
6.12 Allergy
Skin rash, Vomiting, Watery eyes
Asthma, Skin rash
7 Benefits
7.1 Uses
7.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover, Used in parkland
Beautification, Showy Purposes
7.1.3 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
7.1.4 Edible Uses
7.1.7 Environmental Uses
Fixes Nitrogen, Prevent Soil Erosion
Air purification
7.2 Plant Benefits
7.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Antispasmodic
anti-allergy, Antibacterial, anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, Asthma, Bronchitis, chest congestion, Cold, Cough, Diabetes, improved insulin resistance, Sore throat, Tonsillitis, tuberculosis
7.2.3 Part of Plant Used
7.2.4 Other Uses
Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Food
7.3 Used As Indoor Plant
7.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
7.6 Garden Design
Groundcover, Lawns and Turf
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border
8 Scientific Name
8.1 Botanical Name
FESTUCA brevipila
PLATYCODON grandiflorus( Apoyama Group)
8.3 Common Name
Hard Fescue
Balloon Flower
8.3.1 In Hindi
Hard fescue
Balloon flower
8.3.2 In German
Echter Schaf-Schwingel
Ballonblume
8.3.3 In French
Hard fescue
balloon Flower
8.3.4 In Spanish
fétuque ovine
globo de planta de flor
9.1.1 In Greek
HARD φεστούκα
μπαλόνι εργοστάσιο λουλούδι
9.1.2 In Portuguese
Hard fescue
Balão flor planta
9.2.2 In Polish
Hard fescue
Balon kwiat roślin
9.2.3 In Latin
Hard fescue
balloon flos plant
10 Classification
10.1 Kingdom
10.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Embryophyta
10.3 Class
10.4 Order
10.5 Family
10.6 Genus
10.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
10.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
10.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
10.10 Number of Species