A Hollyhock Garden is a Fairy Paradise Alcea, or Hollyhock is traditionally considered a nostalgic cottage garden perennial but in the high-valley western gardens they are considered a staple. Once these tall hardy biennials drop seeds, they will generate future hollyhocks for as long as a gardener wants them. Hollyhocks are still the original species plants that produce seed freely and add a riot of summer color to gardens. Not all of my seeds will germinate and some may cross pollinate and produce flowers of a different shade or color than the Mother plant. Hollyhocks grow tall–up to six-feet– so they look especially handsome along a fence line or in...
Hollyhock – Alcea
