Are you looking to infuse more attention-grabbing flowers into your garden? Then hollyhocks are perfect for you.
Growing and caring for A. rosea is easy. Their flowers create impressive displays, and they’re also exceptional pollinator plants.
Stunning additions to the garden; they can reach nine feet tall when in flower!
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Their large, green, scalloped or rounded leaves can be inconspicuous in the garden, but these plants are remarkably stunning when they’re in bloom, in a wide range of available colors.
The large flowers make for a perfect landing space for bumblebees, which adds to the whimsical character that hollyhocks bring to a garden. Hummingbirds and butterflies are also attracted to the blooms.
A popular variety for botanical dyers is A. rosea var.nigra, also admired by Thomas Jefferson, who grew them at Monticello in the late 1700s.
Mixing flower colors creates a cheerful palette, while selecting a specific color makes for an alluring and striking display.
Interplanting them with various varieties of taller flowers is another way to create an eye-catching and impressive presentation in your garden.
When selecting a variety of hollyhock, you’ll have two flower type options.
It’s important to remember that if you want pollinators to enjoy this plant, choosing a variety with single rather than double blooms is best. Although appealing to us, the extra petals make it difficult for pollinators to access the flower’s nectar.
As if they couldn’t be more magical, once you plant hollyhocks in your garden, they will reseed and continue to return every season. You can leave
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