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.