Hollyhocks and Hortensia are Old Fashioned Privy Plants Hollyhocks Unfortunately, their association with outhouses may have given hollyhocks a “coarse” reputation when they really are highly spectacular plants which can grow to 9 feet tall Although some are biennial rather than perennial, the former often self-sow heavily enough to seem perennial
Pacific Northwest Gardening:Hollyhocks? - Daves Garden Hollyhocks will cross pollinate and if you have several kinds you can't say with a certainty what color your new seedling will be Mallows like zebrina mallow is different than hollyhocks, Anastastia
Beginner Gardening:Do I need to stratify my hollyhocks? I struggled with rust in my hollyhocks last year So last August, I yanked them all up, replaced the topsoil and replanted new hollyhocks I planted some Russian yellows and Antwerp - both of which are supposed to be true perennials and more rust resistant Since I planted them last fall, they should bloom this year
Beginner Gardening:Starting Hollyhocks - Daves Garden Hollyhocks are super easy to start from seed They really don't like to be transplanted, so starting them directly in the garden works best They are normally biennial, so they probably won't bloom the first year, but will the second year They also reseed pretty readily, so once they are established, you will always have some Here is a list of ideas for where to order them http
Need some advice. . . Hydrangea, hollyhocks, goatsbeard Hollyhocks are biennial, which means they grow foliage one season, go through a dormant period, and then flower and set seed the next I've heard of people getting hollyhocks to act more perennial in nature by cutting them back after they're done flowering
Hollyhock, the Hibiscus Cousin - Daves Garden The other hollyhocks had pink, fuchsia and magenta flowers I identified two of them as Alcea rosea, the common hollyhock and Alcea setosa, also known as the bristly hollyhock I also found out that Alcea rosea has many varieties of different colors: yellow, orange, red, white, purple Those are on my list now!
Perennials:Tips on Hollyhocks - Daves Garden For hollyhocks that means if you plant seeds one year, the plants will grow, but not bloom untilt he following year, then go to seed They will then reseed, and so will bloom again the the fourth year after the planting of the original seeds