The balloon flower plant has beautiful star shaped flowers in colours ranging from blue, purple to white. The buds of the plant are inflated like a balloon and so the name “balloon flower” plant. The balloon flower plant is native to Japan, Korea, Northern and Eastern Siberia.Although they do survive in dry conditions, a well moist condition would be the best.
These are perennial plants, which grow up to a height ranging from 12 to 18”. They need good sunlight and a very rich, fertile and well-drained soil. The balloon flower plant has long stems, which holds the flower up standing tall and beautiful. The stem of the balloon flower plant has a white milky discharge. Summer is the flowering time for these lovely balloon flowers (in fact, around mid- July to end august).
The balloon flower plant is a easy plant to grow not posing many complications at all.A distance of 9 to 12” must be maintained between two individual plants. An occasional dose of fertilizers is required for healthy balloon flower plants. Each flower is made up of five pointed petals.The balloon flowers last real long and make good cut flowers or also keep the garden alive and vibrant with their presence for a really long time. There are now many hybrids that are developed with sometimes double coloured balloon flowers.The balloon flower plant is a late riser, meaning they start to grow very slowly but once they do, the developments are very rapid.