For romanticism, stature, elegance and pollinator-friendly credentials, growing hollyhocks will add a very special dimension ...

Plant hollyhock seeds in the late summer or early fall, at least 6 to 8 weeks before the first frost. Don't wait too long—seeds planted too late in the fall won't have enough time to establish ...

Question: Hollyhocks are one of our favorite spring flowers but we have not been successful in Florida. What is needed to grow these attractive flowers? Answer: Northern hollyhocks are biennials, ...

Get the most from your saved seeds by storing them for a few months before planting. Keep them in a sealed container in the refrigerator. Hollyhock seeds may germinate during the summer but the plants ...

Donna Foster, who lives in East Long Beach near the CSULB campus, emailed me concerning a sunny slope, nearly bare, that needs planting. She was thinking of broadcasting seeds and wanted to know my ...

Plant smart, not hard. Here are 19 perennials that are practically begging to be planted in spring for stronger roots and ...

Q: I have questions about planting hollyhock seeds. We have a space in the backyard, where wildflowers come up each year, where I’d like to plant them. That space gets full sun daily. I’ve read to mix ...

November is an excellent time to plant tulip bulbs and bare-root roses, but don't forget to sow your spring flowers for ...

Before the heat crept into the valley, hollyhocks were the shining stars in my garden. These were HOUS — hollyhocks of unusual size — with red or pink flowers as large as hibiscus, on sturdy stalks ...

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 ...