Beginner Gardening: Starting Hollyhocks, 1 by Islandshari

Islandshari wrote:
I'm a little late checking out this thread - but just in case you are still watching I wanted to share my holyhock experience - from my home in Colorado, not out here. I had planted some seeds about 3 years ago - and they came back year after year - BUT! - they self seed and grow everywhere! If you don't get the babys - they are very hard to pull out - and because they get so tall - you have to pull them out from edges of sidewalks - front of garden beds - etc. In strong winds they tend to fall over and make a huge mess. So....stake them, put them where you don't mind some self seeding, and keep a handle on the spread - and you will have beautiful flowers for years. These pix were taken 6 weeks apart! really fast growers!