Description
Mixed Color Hollyhock Seeds grow Alcea rosea, a classic tall cottage-garden flower with upright spikes and open saucer-shaped blooms in pink, red, purple, yellow, and white. The plants are useful for back borders, fence lines, pollinator beds, and cut flower rows where height and old-fashioned color are welcome.
Why Grow It
- Mixed bloom colors include pink, red, purple, yellow, and white for a varied cottage-garden display.
- Tall 5-8 ft. flower spikes add vertical structure along fences, walls, and back borders.
- Fall sowing or a cool stratification period can improve germination and first-year bloom potential.
Growing Information
| Botanical name | Alcea rosea |
|---|---|
| Life cycle | Biennial or short-lived perennial flower that often self-seeds |
| Mature height | Typically 5-8 ft. tall with tall upright flower spikes |
| Light | Full sun to partial shade |
| Bloom or harvest window | Summer bloom; fall sowing or cold stratification can improve first-year flowering chances |
| Seed count | 25 seeds |
| Sowing advice | Direct sow in fall for natural cold stratification, or start indoors/stratify seed for about 30 days before spring planting. Press seed into prepared soil and cover lightly, keeping evenly moist until established. |
| Spacing | 18-24 in. apart along fences, cottage borders, and cutting rows |
| Germination | Best around 60-70 F; typically 10-21 days after suitable moisture and any needed cool period |
Best For
- cottage garden back borders
- pollinator gardens
- cut flower rows
- fence-line planting
- tall seasonal color
Packet Details
Includes 25 seeds. Store seeds cool, dry, and dark until sowing. Use the growing table above as a planning reference for your local season.
FAQ
Are hollyhocks annual or perennial?
Alcea rosea is commonly grown as a biennial or short-lived perennial and may self-seed when mature seed heads are allowed to drop.
When should I sow hollyhock seeds?
Sow in fall for natural cold stratification, or stratify seed before spring sowing and transplant after seedlings are established.
Where do mixed hollyhocks look best?
They are best used at the back of cottage borders, along fences, in pollinator beds, and in tall cut flower rows.
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