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Available for purchase are 30 seeds from my Hollyhocks parent plants, pastel mix. Raise butterflies! This is a valuable host plant for the Painted Lady Butterfly, in or out of bloom. The flowers are numerous on tall stalks. Most have been a light pink blush with yellow eye, but there are a variety of blush, lavender, yellow, and white. This is a biennial, which grows foliage the first year and blooms the second. They do reproduce well, once established, and even re-seed themselve if left to naturalize. They prefer a sunny site with extra moisture, but have been drought tolerant in my yard. I believe the "strong shall survive" in my garden. You will appreciate my motto!
Family: Malvaceae (mal-VAY-see-ay)
Genus: Alcea (al-KEE-uh)
Species: rosea (RO-zee-uh)
Additional cultivar information: (Ficifolia Group)
Synonym:Alcea ficifolia
Synonym:Althaea rosea
Category:
Biennials
Height:
6-8 ft. (1.8-2.4 m)
Spacing:
24-36 in. (60-90 cm)
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 3a: to -39.9 °C (-40 °F)
USDA Zone 3b: to -37.2 °C (-35 °F)
USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 °C (-30 °F)
USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 °C (-25 °F)
USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F)
USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F)
USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)
USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)
USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
Sun Exposure:
Full Sun
Bloom Color:
Pink
Rose/Mauve
White/Yellow
Bloom Time:
Mid Summer
Late Summer/Early Fall
Foliage:
Herbaceous
Other details:
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
Soil pH requirements:
5.6 to 6.0 (acidic)
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
Propagation Methods:
From seed; direct sow outdoors in fall
From seed; winter sow in vented containers, coldframe or unheated greenhouse
From seed; sow indoors before last frost
From seed; direct sow after last frost
Seed Collecting:
Allow pods to dry on plant; break open to collect seeds
Allow seedheads to dry on plants; remove and collect seeds
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