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🌸🏑 Alcea Rosea Hollyhock – Violet – Alcea rosea – Approx. 60–80 Seeds (1g)

🌸🏑 Alcea Rosea Hollyhock – Violet – Alcea rosea – Approx. 60–80 Seeds (1g)

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Create a stunning vertical display with Hollyhock Violet (Alcea rosea), a beloved cottage garden classic known for its tall spires of rich purple-violet blossoms. These biennial or short-lived perennial plants can reach impressive heights and are ideal for back borders, fences, and walls. Loved by pollinators, especially bees and butterflies, hollyhocks bring old-world charm and height to any sunny garden.

Usage:

  • Cottage gardens and traditional borders

  • Backdrops along fences or walls

  • Pollinator-friendly plantings

  • Cut flower gardens

Sowing Time:

  • Sow outdoors in late spring or summer

  • For earlier blooms, start indoors 6–8 weeks before last frost

Germination Time:

  • 10–14 days

Sowing Depth:

  • 0.5–1 cm (ΒΌ inch); lightly cover with soil

Soil Requirements:

  • Well-drained, moderately rich soil

  • pH 6.0–7.5

Sunlight Requirements:

  • Full sun (6+ hours daily)

Watering:

  • Moderate watering; do not overwater

Plant Spacing:

  • 45–60 cm (18–24 inches) apart

Growth Height:

  • 1.8–2.4 m (6–8 feet)

Bloom Time:

  • Mid to late summer (typically blooms in the second year unless started early)

Hardiness Zone:

  • USDA Zones 3–9

Other Benefits:

  • Attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds

  • Deer and rabbit resistant

  • Tall and dramatic vertical color

  • Easy to grow and reseeds naturally

Latin Name: Alcea rosea


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