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Sun, Feb 20, 05 at 8:43
| Last fall I had 2 potted Blue Balloon flower (Platycodon grandiflorus) seedlings that became bug infested. I set them outside and after several hard frosts I brought them into the greenhouse. One of the 2 came back up and is now blooming. You can view at the link shown below.
My question is if I set this plant outside before the winter is over can I cause it to go dormant, then plant it in the flower bed this spring and get it to bloom again this summer? Marv – Montezuma, IA |
Here is a link that might be useful: Balloon Flower
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| in some years mine have bloomed a second time towards fall, If it were mine I'd keep it inside until frost danger is past and then set it outside |
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- Posted by seedseller1 4 IA (My Page) on Sun, Feb 20, 05 at 15:34
| I have balloon flowers planted outside in our front rock gardens on the east side of our house. They get morning till about 2:00 sun. I haven't dug them up in at least 3 years and they come back ever year and have even mulitiplied. I just pinch off the blooms after they are done and they re-bloom the whole season. Linda |
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| I also have a baloon flower in my rock wall. I don't see how it lives with hardly any dirt, frozen solid in the winter. Crazy plant. It self seeded so the price was right. I also would hold off till the danger of frost is gone. |
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