Hollyhock help please

sion01 · « **on:** May 28, 2011, 19:38 »

i've seen hollyhock seeds advertised as Half hardy annuals,annuals and hardy perennials.I was looking for and always thought they were hardy biennials.I'm confused.

mumofstig · « **Reply #1 on:** May 28, 2011, 20:37 »

wikipedia says

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The hollyhocks make up about 60 species of flowering plants in the genus Alcea (�l-ce-a) in the mallow family Malvaceae, native to southwest and central Asia. They are biennial or short-lived perennial plants growing to 3.5 m tall,

spottymint · « **Reply #2 on:** May 29, 2011, 17:41 »

I'v always treated them as short lived perenials, rust seems to get them.

There is one hybrid, grown as an anual, grows & flowers 1st year. "Summer Carnival".

Trillium · « **Reply #3 on:** May 29, 2011, 18:58 »

They're all perennials for me. Some don't live a long time but they certainly self seed quite freely. Now they're at the point of nuisance. And they're extremely hardy while they live.

Lulu · « **Reply #4 on:** May 29, 2011, 23:12 »

Well - I think after my experience of last year with the rust - I would say annual. Just dug my rusty ones up and composting them. They were just to infected to anything else with. They were pretty last year though. Enjoy yours

viettaclark · « **Reply #5 on:** May 29, 2011, 23:30 »

Mine come up every year and also seed so I've a lovely display at the back of the border.
It's easy enough to pull out any unwanted ones and/or move any to a more suitable place.
They are pretty tough and went through last winter no bother....even the ones in pots.
I brought these from my last house as roots and seed.

sion01 · « **Reply #6 on:** May 30, 2011, 17:23 »

To be on the safe side of bought a pack of biennial and perennial ones and have planted them this afternoon along with biennial? foxgloves,forget me not,sweet william and canterbury bells.(I like biennials)

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