Beginner Gardening: holly hock question!!, 1 by DallasDad

DallasDad wrote:
I think it depends on the kind of hollyhock. I planted some seeds in early June, and I'm looking at the flowers through the window right this moment. All the others I planted, some as early as April, only have leaves (and aren't very big).

This last batch of seeds was a "mix" package from Home Depot. I have two stems in bloom at the moment. One is a light pink, the other a very deep purple with yellow stamens. They're beautiful, and I was quite surprised to see them start to bud. Since I'd planted some other stuff in the same spot, I figured I had something with hollyhock-type leaves. When the blooms opened, however, there was no doubt.

In the same group are three more stems with buds. I expect them to open in the next couple of weeks. Here's a pic of the purple one (sorry if it looks red; that's the camera).



This message was edited Aug 14, 2008 4:57 PM