Platycodon

Common Names: balloon flower

Scientific Name

Plant Family

Platycodon grandiflorum

Campanulaceae

Common plant pest problems: arthropods such as insects, mites and pill bugs; gastropods such as slugs and snails; plant diseases such as fungus, bacteria and virus.

Insects/other: thrips have been reported.
Disease: Sclerotium rolfsii (southern blight)(Chase, A.)*.   Other soilborne diseases affecting roots have been reported elsewhere.  

Notes: *Chase, A.  Fungicides to Replace Benlate for some Diseases of Ornamentals.  CFREC-A Research Report, RH-93-1.  7 Oct. 2003.  < http://mrec.ifas.ufl.edu/Foliage/Resrpts/rh_93_1.htm>.

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Honors

Class - Blue

Seed Company

Overall Rating

Comments

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  'Miss Tilly Blue'

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Goldsmith Seeds 5.5 216. Very good.

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