Texas Gardening: July 21st West Houston Meet, 1 by crowellli

crowellli wrote:
Ann, I don't have any altheas, but I do have a Confederate Rose, another member of the mallow family, that I'd be happy to get a cutting of for you. It's a double pink. Here's a pic of the bloom.

I dug up all my altheas and burned them. I was so tired of fighting the bugs and beetles that always kept the blooms from opening. I've never had problems with them at any other location, but I had two different types here and they just weren't happy.