Malva Species, High Mallow, Tall Mallow, French Hollyhock

This is to confirm the statement made by Terry. It's indeed a biennual. I sowed the seeds last year. I just now enjoying its flower. ...Read MoreCurrently I've only two in the perennial garden, will report of its offsprings' performance on following years for the record.

I have had this plant in my garden for several years now. I deadhead it daily until late in the season. This way it does not become inv...Read Moreasive. I get a lot of comments on how beautiful they are.

A pretty flower, but it LOVES to self-seed. I have it coming up everywhere. It has a long tap-root that makes it hard to pull up withou...Read Moret landing on your bottom if it gives! My information says hardy in zones 3-10. Another name is Zebra Hollyhock.

Don't think this plant makes it through our winter because it reappears in other places so believe it is a strong reseeder. Pretty plant ...Read MoreI have had it in almost every light hear but deep shade..Does very well once it blooms keeps going until frost.

I found one of these growing as a 'weed' in the cracks of my patio and transplanted it into a garden bed in part sun. Now it has grown t...Read Moreo full height and splendour, and looks wonderful amongst Bluebeard (Caryopteris), yellow yarrows, helianthus, and my Blue Satin Hibiscus.

does extremely well in zone 8, I have extra seed and they always reseed .

Beautiful plant but doesn't do well in my yard (too moist). I planted this first in a "dry / average" year and it bloomed wonderfully bu...Read Moret did not reseed. The next year I purchased another couple of them and it turned out to be a wet year. I have clay soil that tends to hold the moisture - this time they got very leggy and did not bloom well, only a couple at a time.

I've decided that while very pretty, they aren't worth the bother to purchase every year, because we never know whether it will be a wet or average season. The last few years it's tended on the wet side.

Very showy, tough plant with a profusion of pink/purple flowers. Flowers: June on. Best on poor, well-drained soils in full sun or parti...Read Moreal shade. This plant bloomed the second year I had it and was spectacular.

I PURCHASED ONE PLANT AND NOW HAVE HUNDREDS. IT HAS SPREAD THROUGH MY WHOLE GARDEN. LOVE THE FLOWER. HAVE DUG UP YOUNG PLANTS AND GIVE...Read MoreN TO FRIENDS. TRANSPLANT VERY WELL. WILL BLOOM UNTIL FROST, VERY EASY TO GROW.

Will not overwinter in my garden (Zone 4A) reliably but generally returns from seed if I am lazy about dead-heading.
Very long blo...Read Moreom period, and some lovely cultivars make it worth keeping at least a few plants going.

I have this plant with flowers that are lavender streaked. After the first round of long lasting spring blooms faded, I trimmed them off...Read More and now have even more blooms in the stiff heat of a Mississippi July. I have this growing on the edge of an old arbor covered with wisteria that never blooms. Thank goodness for this little plant and the color it provides.

I LOVE these! It bloomed until frost killed it, long after all other things had been killed by frost. Needs staking, non-stop flowers.....Read More.. difficult to impossible to move, long tap root. Blooms the first year. Cut down the stems in the autumn.

French hollyhocks are generally grown as biennials or short-lived perennials. The standard flower color is white with purple veining, al...Read Morethough lavender tinged flowers are also common among some of the varieties. They are shorter and stockier than their Hollyhock cousins, but they may still require staking to prevent them from flopping over.