Zebra Hollyhock

High from July to September. Try it along a fence or plant with verbascum for a special look. This is the old-fashioned perennial hollyhock that is so hard to find. A blend of rose, white, maroon, yellow and pink, large 3-5" single flowers are produced...

Truly romantic ruffly, double flowers, 3 1/2" across. Chaters Pink is extremely tough and drought tolerant and blooms second year after sowing in colorful spikes that can reach 7-8' tall, perfect for back borders or massed in beds near the house.

Use this plant for a dense hedge of season-long color. The shortest Alcea rosea and the first purple available as a single color. Great sturdy stalks that won't fall over.

Grows 5-6' tall. Mars Magic is a hardy perennial that comes back each year with its vibrant red flowers. Other hollyhocks do not flower until the 2nd season and then need to reseed themselves to bloom again.

Grows 5-6' tall and 2' wide. Blacknight is a newer hybrid that is more vigorous and disease resistant so that you can count on performance in sunny garden areas. These stunning 4'' flowers of the deepest darkest maroon will create a spectacle in your...

Remove old stems and leaves andof them before the new spring to prevent spores from spreading.will not need to do anything special for hollyhock winter care. To do this, bring the pot outside for longer and longer periods until it can stay all day and...

Hollyhock weevil adults overwinter in the soil of infested hollyhock beds, emerging from hiding in spring to feed and lay their eggs. Even though these plants are often extremely tough, a little hollyhock pest control will keep your bed filled with blooms...

Find out how to control hollyhock rust in this article., hollyhock rust is a disfiguring disease that infects members of the Alcea (hollyhock) family. If so, we have a few things for you to try before you despair of ever growing this lovely cottage flower...

Hollyhock seeds only need to be planted right below the soil, no more than 1/4-inch deep. Here are some tips on hollyhocks.First of all, hollyhocks are a short lived perennial. You can also plant bfreestar.queue.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-300x250-ATF-1");...

Plants grown from seed may not be true to the parent plant either.More than 60 species of bare root hollyhock plants are available. Soft spots or mildew can indicate a diseased specimen.

Needs at least 12 hours of light per day to germinate. Mix seeds with moistened peat moss and place in plastic bag. Given at the end of each description to give you specific information.

I made a ditch and just when I was about to sow the seeds, two of my little neighbors showed up and asked me what I was doing. The leaves were still small and their color was bright green, not dark green, as it should have been.So, what do I do?

There is another tale that illustrates this point perfectly.Like Priscilla in my previous article, Mrs. I have read countless stories of passionate gardeners who have gone to great lengths to bring some of the old and mix it with the new.

Couldn't you imagine spending many hours communing with nature sitting beside such a magnificent garden structure? I am still overwhelmed when I look at this image for it is so tranquil and peaceful.

Just when I thought it could not get any better I discovered the rose walk. I was particularly enamored by all the Cranesbills that were growing here, there and everywhere. As I did this I stopped every few feet to notice the rose cleome growing, the...

When living on the Georgia plantation, Priscilla met a man by the name of Basil Silkwood. She is a kind and gifted illustrator and I cannot thank her enough for allowing me to use her illustration for this story.

I needed a third kitchen garden location to ensure proper. I thought for sure the romantic side of me would surely win. Nothing is final. In my small garden, available ground for planting is at a premium.

Beautiful addition to any garden. 30 seeds for $2.00. Beautiful double black hollyhock seeds. Covered in blooms. Will self seed. Plants grow 4-8 foot high. Huge abundance of double black hollyhock seed.

I have a collection of differn color $2.00 for a packet of 30 or more seed with planting inst. I have color of yellow double bloom ==red double bloom==pink double bloom==black single bloom==peach single bloom ==red single bloom

They are mostly large bumblebees that buzz around sipping from my gardens and amusing me. My bees are not honey bees. You should know from the outset that I am not a bee keeper. When I was finished with the grass, I sat on the rock wall and watched the...

The upper left and lower right photos are by John Benoot and Evert respectively, from the Dave's Garden PlantFiles. Actually, only the showy stamens of the flowers move, expanding when something brushes against them.

The tall blooming spires of the hollyhock have graced cottage gardens since its introduction in the 16th century. Its height makes it an effective screen plant to hide compost heaps or fences.

Bloom from midsummer to early fall. Plant in full sun. No. 1 bareroot. Adds old-fashioned cottage garden charm. This plant attracts butterflies. Colorful, ruffled double flowers in pink, apricot, violet, purple, scarlet, white or yellow bloom on sturdy,...

The back of the border will come to life when these tall spires of luscious colour erupt in mid-summer. The plant is very easygoing in the garden, requiring only full sun and well-drained soil.

Fully double blooms create great displays in the spring. Nothing is more fragrant in early spring than hyacinths; they are easy to plant, require very little maintenance and come in wide range of colors.

Should you try to part her dense fleece and gain a peek at her skin, it too is dark. Holly's dam is a lovely beige girl of Royal Fawn heritage, and her sire is Buckeye Brutus, who hails from Peruvian Orion, 4P Black Magic, and 3P Accoyo Augusto - quite...

Learn How to Grow Hollyhocks here. Watch closely and treat with organic products when necessary. Sow outdoors just beneath the soil surface 1- to 2-weeks before the last frost of spring.