Heirloom 50+ Perennial Flower Garden Seeds - Balloon Flower - "Purple" Unusual Blooms!!! 50+ BALLOONFLOWER SEEDS! PURPLE (PLATYCODON GRANDIFLORUS) HEIGHT 12" - 18" #SPREAD 10" - 12" #ZONES 3 - 10 THESE EASY TO CARE FOR PURPLE BALLOON FLOWERS WOULD MAKE A BEAUTIFUL MASS PLANTING IN YOUR FLOWERBEDS AND GARDENS! BALLOON FLOWERS ARE HEAVY BLOOMING PERENNIALS THAT ARE VERY HARDY, SURVIVING SUB-ZERO CONDITIONS TO COME BACK BIGGER YEAR AFTER YEAR. BEFORE THE 2 TO 3 PALE PURPLE FLOWERS OPEN, THEY FORM AN EYE-CATCHING BALLOON SHAPE. THE THICK GREEN FOLIAGE OF BALLOON FLOWERS MAKES THEM A GREAT CHOICE FOR A BORDER OR EDGING PLANTING, OR PLANT THEM IN POTS OR CONTAINERS ON YOUR PATIO OR PORCH. BALLOON FLOWERS THRIVE IN A VARIETY OF SOIL CONDITIONS, FROM DRY TO MOIST, FERTILE TO POOR, THEY DONT CARE! AS LONG AS THE LOCATION IS WELL-DRAINED, BALLOON FLOWERS WILL BLOOM FROM EARLY TO LATE SUMMER. PLANT BALLOON FLOWERS IN A LOCATION IN FULL SUN TO PARTIAL SHADE. AFTER BALLOON FLOWERS ARE ESTABLISHED, THEY TOLERATE DROUGHT EXTREMELY WELL. WHEN THE CLUMPS OF BALLOON FLOWERS MATURE, THEY CAN BE EASILY DIVIDED. TO GET A JUMP ON YOUR GARDENING, YOU CAN START YOUR PURPLE BALLOON FLOWER SEEDS INDOORS ABOUT 6 TO 8 WEEKS BEFORE THE LAST FROST IN YOUR AREA. THESE PURPLE BALLOON FLOWER SEEDS WERE HARVESTED IN 2014 FOR THE 2015 GROWING SEASON. COMES WITH COMPLETE PLANTING & GROWING INSTRUCTIONS!