Texas Gardening: A plant in the alley, 1 by LouC

LouC wrote:
Hollyhock doesn't need especially *good* soil. I don't even bother to plant mine. Just throw them out like feeding the chickens. This is on ground that has had the top broken with a leaf rake. I have pass-a-long cannas that I have had for at least 20 years. They get 6-7 feet tall with reddish orange bloom. Sorry, I'm the one that doesn't know varieties. There are a few scattered through that have a very large red bloom. Have already cut them down and added to the compost.