For romanticism, stature, elegance and pollinator-friendly credentials, growing hollyhocks will add a very special dimension ...

Plant hollyhock seeds in the late summer or early fall, at least 6 to 8 weeks before the first frost. Don't wait too long—seeds planted too late in the fall won't have enough time to establish ...

Question: Hollyhocks are one of our favorite spring flowers but we have not been successful in Florida. What is needed to grow these attractive flowers? Answer: Northern hollyhocks are biennials, ...

Get the most from your saved seeds by storing them for a few months before planting. Keep them in a sealed container in the refrigerator. Hollyhock seeds may germinate during the summer but the plants ...

Q: I have questions about planting hollyhock seeds. We have a space in the backyard, where wildflowers come up each year, where I’d like to plant them. That space gets full sun daily. I’ve read to mix ...

Q: I have obtained seed pods from old-fashioned hollyhock. How and when should they be planted? A: You've got two options. You can direct-seed them in the garden next spring. Scratch them just under ...

Donna Foster, who lives in East Long Beach near the CSULB campus, emailed me concerning a sunny slope, nearly bare, that needs planting. She was thinking of broadcasting seeds and wanted to know my ...

Hollyhocks have long been a part of the American landscape, often seen in old sepia photos towering over fences. They also were planted to screen the outhouse so that prim ladies of the 19th century ...

The start of September always seems to take me by surprise. It's the time of year us gardeners get ready for another important growing season: fall. Not only is it time to get seeds and bulbs in the ...

The tall and upright hollyhock flowers, with their variety of colours, can jazz up the walls in gardens and yards, especially when grown in rows. The decorative, cup-shaped hollyhocks on a long stem ...

Common hollyhocks, Alcea rosea, members of the Malvaceae or mallow family along with marsh mallow or Malva and okra, Hibiscus esculentus, have been around for a very long time. In fact, Alcea seeds ...