Alcea Rosea Spring Celebrities Hollyhock Flower Seeds Mix

Hollyhock Seeds - Spring Celebrities Mix

Flower Specifications

Season: Perennial

USDA Zones: 5 - 9

Height: 24 - 32 inches

Bloom Season: Early to late Summer

Bloom Color: Mix

Environment: Full sun

Soil Type: Well drained, pH 6.1 - 7.8

Deer Resistant: Yes

House Plant: No

Latin Name: Alcea Rosea

Planting Directions

Temperature: 60 - 65

Average Germ Time: 21 - 28 days

Light Required: Yes

Depth: Do not cover the seed but press into the soil

Sowing Rate: 2 - 3 seeds per plant

Moisture: Keep seeds moist until germination

Plant Spacing: 18 inches

Hollyhock (Alcea Rosea Spring Celebrities Mix) - Spring Celebrities is a dwarf, multi-stemmed Hollyhock series with large 2.5 - 3 inch double to semi-double flowers in shades of carmine rose, crimson, lemon, lilac, pink, purple, and white. Flowers first year and keeps flowering up to 3 months. The series is well matched in earliness, height, habit and flower form.  It only grows 24 - 32 inches tall making it an ideal container plant.

Plant this dwarf hollyhock in a Cottage Garden or as a perennial container plant. They have an impressive effect when planted in a mass planting. Hummingbirds, butterflies and bees are attracted to the flowers and deer tend to stay away from Hollyhocks. It has no real change in fall color and it will die back for the winter.