Description:
Recapture the charm of yesterday's cottage
gardens with towering spikes of hollyhocks. This is an old-fashioned
plant often seen growing alongside older farmhouses where it can re-seed
freely. Hollyhocks also make good backdrops for lower growing
perennials. Though their stalks are very strong, they may need to be
staked if they are planted in a windy site. However, they may not need
staking if planted next to a fence or wall.
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| Common Name: |
Hollyhock |
| Botanical
Name: |
Alcea |
| Type: |
Biennial or
perennial; treat as a perennial by cutting back after bloom |
| Soil
Preference: |
Will grow in dry
to moist soils but prefers a rich, moist well-drained soil with a neutral
pH. Can tolerate short periods of drought. |
| Light
Requirements: |
Full Sun |
| Attributes: |
Good dried
flower, good cut flower, attracts butterflies & hummingbirds |
| Pests: |
Slugs, snails, caterpillars and
Japanese beetles |
| Diseases: |
Leaf spot, rust, powdery mildew,
rot |
| Good
Companion Plants: |
Baby's Breath,
Blue Mist Shrub, Bellflower,
Butterfly Bush, Globe
Thistle, Rosemallow,
Tickseed, Fountain Grass |
| Care: |
Cut spent flower stems near the
ground after plant's first flowering for best plant growth and re-bloom.
Feel free to grow hollyhocks
under Black Walnut trees; they are tolerant of the toxic juglone that is
emitted through the trees' roots. Hollyhocks are best treated as a biennial
or short-lived perennial. Planting Instructions: Perennials |
| Varieties:
This variety listing is for
informational purposes only,
it is not a catalog.
To view our catalog or availability, click
here
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Alcea rosea 'Chater's Series Double
Newport Pink'
Hollyhock
zones 2-8
|
| Description:
Newport Pink sports tall, sturdy spikes of ruffled, fully double pink
flowers that open from the bottom up. Long bloom time.*thank
you to Walters Gardens for image use |
| Bloom Color: |
Pink |
| Bloom Time: |
June-August |
| Foliage Color: |
Green |
| Height: |
4-6' |
| Spread: |
12-18" |
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Alcea rosea 'Chater's Series Double Purple'
Hollyhock
zones 2-8
|
| Description:
Tall, sturdy spikes of ruffled, fully double dark purple flowers open from
the bottom up over a long period in summer. |
| Bloom Color: |
Dark purple |
| Bloom Time: |
June-August |
| Foliage Color: |
Green |
| Height: |
4-6' |
| Spread: |
18-24" |
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Alcea rosea'Chater's Series Double Scarlet'
Hollyhock
zones 2-8
|
| Description:
Sports tall, sturdy spikes of ruffled, fully double, scarlet-red flowers
that open from the bottom up over a long period in summer. |
| Bloom Color: |
Scarlet Red |
| Bloom Time: |
June-August |
| Foliage Color: |
Green |
| Height: |
4-6' |
| Spread: |
18-24" |
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Alcea rosea 'Chater's Series Double Yellow'
Hollyhock
zones 2-8
|
| Description:
Chater's Yellow sports tall, sturdy spikes of ruffled, fully double, yellow
flowers that open from the bottom up over a long period in summer. |
| Bloom Color: |
Yellow |
| Bloom Time: |
June-August |
| Foliage Color: |
Green |
| Height: |
4-6' |
| Spread: |
18-24" |
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Alcea rosea 'Cream de Cassis'
Hollyhock
zones 2-8
|
| Description:
This variety will command attention with it's large, 3-4 inch wide flowers
of white with a raspberry throat and veining surrounding a yellow eye.
Both single and semi-double flowers are found on a single stem. |
| Bloom Color: |
White/raspberry |
| Bloom Time: |
June-August |
| Foliage Color: |
Green |
| Height: |
4-6' |
| Spread: |
12-18" |
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Alcea rosea 'Fiesta Time'
Hollyhock
zones 2-9
|
| Description:
This vibrant seed
selection produces relatively short spikes of double, cerise pink, fringed
blossoms beginning in midsummer. This is a first year flowering perennial.
The shorter height of 'Fiesta Time' makes it more suitable to courtyard
gardens and containers than its taller cousins. |
| Bloom Color: |
Pink Shades |
| Bloom Time: |
June-August |
| Foliage Color: |
Green |
| Height: |
36" |
| Spread: |
18-24" |
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Alcea 'Mars Magic'
Hollyhock
zones 3-9
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| Description:
Bright red, single flowers are produced on tall, sturdy stalks in midsummer.
Other than their fabulous blossoms, one of it’s best traits is that the
plants are truly perennial (not biennial) and they bloom the first year!
Will grow under Black Walnut trees. |
| Bloom Color: |
Red |
| Bloom Time: |
Mid Summer |
| Foliage Color: |
Green |
| Height: |
5-6' |
| Spread: |
24" |
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Alcea 'Peaches n' Dreams'
Hollyhock
zones 3-9
|
| Description:
1998 winner of Thompson & Morgan's Flower of the Year award. By
midsummer, tall, strong stalks are packed with large, fully double,
peach-colored blossoms which become tinged raspberry-pink. They bloom
from the bottom up over a long period in summer. |
| Bloom Color: |
Peach/pink |
| Bloom Time: |
June-August |
| Foliage Color: |
Green |
| Height: |
4-6' |
| Spread: |
12-18" |
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Alcea 'Peaches n' Dreams'
Hollyhock
zones 3-9
|
| Description:
Single, white flowers with a yellow eye are produced on tall stalks in
mid-summer. Other than their fabulous blossoms, one of it’s best traits is
that the plants are truly perennial (not biennial) and they bloom the first
year! Will grow under Black Walnut trees. |
| Bloom Color: |
White |
| Bloom Time: |
Mid-Summer |
| Foliage Color: |
Green |
| Height: |
5-6' |
| Spread: |
24" |
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Alcea zebrina (see
Malva) |
