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Alcea rosea |
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| Common name |
hollyhock |
| Family |
malvaceae |
| Life cycle |
biennial/perennial |
| Flowers |
mixed pastels |
| Size |
to 6 ft |
| Light |
full sun- part shade |
| Cultural notes |
average garden soil |
From seed  |
self-seeds in our garden
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We love this traditional cottage garden plant, with multiple blooms along the tall stalks. All of ours are descended from a single seed mix (I think it was 'Romantic colors' or something like that), and they pop up in many places in our garden. The one place where we really allow them to grow is the back yard island hill, which turns into a hollyhock forest by early summer.
Plants forms a strong taproot, and are difficult to transplant. Although they are usually considered biennial, we've noticed that many of ours stay with us for more than two seasons.
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In our garden, this plant grows in the following area: back yard island About my plant portraits
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June 13, 2004
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