Alcea Rosea Fiesta Time 17Cm Pot

Description

Common Name: Hollyhock
 

This vibrant seed selection produces relatively short spikes of double, cerise pink, fringed blossoms beginning in midsummer.  This is a first-year flowering perennial.

The shorter height of 'Fiesta Time' makes it more suitable to courtyard gardens and containers than its taller cousins.

Feel free to grow hollyhocks under Black Walnut trees; they are tolerant of the toxic juglone that is emitted through the trees' roots. Hollyhocks are best treated as a biennial or short-lived perennial.

How to Grow

Hollyhocks provide excellent architectural height in the garden and make good backdrops for lower-growing perennials. Try growing them in the cottage garden style by planting them up against a wall or picket fence. Though their stalks are very strong, they may need to be staked if they are planted in a windy site.

Hollyhocks prefer rich, moist, well-drained soil but can tolerate short periods of drought. They need full sun to really perform in the landscape. Watch for Japanese Beetles; this plant is one of their favourites!