A group of pink, white, and red hollyhocks stand tall in bloom near a building. - JULIA Culp/Shutterstock Hollyhocks are wonderful summer-blooming flowers that look right at home in cottage gardens ...

Q: I have obtained seed pods from old-fashioned hollyhock. How and when should they be planted? A: You've got two options. You can direct-seed them in the garden next spring. Scratch them just under ...

Q: I have trouble growing hollyhocks. What am I doing wrong? I see them growing in the seams of pavement, but can’t grow them in my yard! — MG., Albuquerque A: You don’t say if you are planting from ...

Question: I saw some beautiful hollyhocks in a picture next to you in the paper. What variety are you growing and when should they be planted? Answer: My hollyhocks come from saved seeds that were ...

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Common hollyhocks, Alcea rosea, members of the Malvaceae or mallow family along with marsh mallow or Malva and okra, Hibiscus esculentus, have been around for a very long time. In fact, Alcea seeds ...

The previous two columns discussed the early phases of the hollyhock plant’s life cycle. This column will pick up from there and elaborate on the relatively longer growth and maturity phase of the ...

Besides gardening, I love birds and have several birdhouses in my garden. A few years ago, in early spring, I found a couple of plants growing at the base of a birdhouse in the backyard. At first, I ...

The flowers, which grow all along the straight stem, are round and open wide. They may be either single or double blossom plants, and they come in a variety of colors, including pink, yellow, salmon, ...

Every Mother's Day, my children wash my car and help me plant flowers. Last week, as I prepared the garden beds of my two side-by-side homes, I found one of what I call "Claire's hollyhocks" growing ...