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floatingfeather Indianapolis, IN(Zone 5b) May 08, 2009

A friend of mine gave me a bunch of hollyhock seeds she harvested last year.

I planted the seeds toward the beginning-middle of April, with all the proper components to planting and nothing is happening.

It is too early?? Will the seeds do anything the first year?? I'm so excited to see them so something, but it is still the bare ground. Any suggestions??

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1lisac Liberty Hill, TX(Zone 8a) May 08, 2009

Most HH are biannuals meaning you won't get flowers until next year. When the seed germinates it will grow to look like a small bush the first year and the next year it should bloom. Goodluck HH are one of my favorites.
Lisa

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trioadastra Woodbury, MN(Zone 4a) May 10, 2009

You should start seeing them pop up any day now. Mine self seed prolifically and they are just now starting to come up.
I wouldn't worry though, they are hard to kill as seeds. Over the winter, though, they need to stay dry otherwise the crowns may rot. They are typically biennials, but if you deadhead religiously (no small feat!) they may become more perennial.

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dividedsky Indianapolis, IN(Zone 5b) May 13, 2009

It's colder than usual here, but once the ground warms, you'll probably see them sprout up. I just did a quick search and it looks like their germination temperature is in the 70s.

A friend gave me some as well. For some reason I expected the germination rate to be low, so I sprouted them with the wet paper towel and plastic bag method and then popped the successful ones into little pots. Looking forward to getting them into the ground but this rain just won't stop!

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