Hollyhock has good germination rates. It's so great to see hollyhocks in gardens. The bees and other creatures just love them! Best of luck, Jill. So I saved seeds in a Tupperware container from a neighbors plants last fall, but just now read that they should have been stored in the freezer.
Wish me luck!!! It's like a miracle, isn't it? And yet the most natural thing in the world. Thank you so much for sharing your great story. I also had a section of wild flowers. A volunteer hollyhock came up - no idea from where. Each year, as it dropped seeds, we had more and more plants. I collected seeds each season, and brought them with us when we moved to a different home. It probably will set new growth and live, so long as it doesn't get mowed down again.
I wish you lots of success with your seeds. I have new hollyhocks coming up this fall from seeds the old plant dropped. Hopefully, we'll have a real winter, and the new plants will produce flowers next year. That's the best thing about planting flowers in the fall-- early flowers! I planted hollyhocks from seed in the ground and most of them have grown into beautiful, leafy stalks. I'm looking forward to seeing them bloom next year. My husband just mowed over the biggest, most beautiful one.
He feels terrible. I'm wondering if it can still survive from the stalk that's left in the ground. We live in Central Texas and the growing season isn't over yet. Your article is very informative, thank you. I will try planting the seeds this fall and hoping it germinates.
It is my first time planting. Hi Marie. I hope you do! The ones you planted previously may come up later, too. Sometimes conditions just aren't right, but later they are and germination occurs.
I had that happen with some sunflower seeds I planted two years ago. A hard rain hit, washing out that area a bit, and the seeds germinated after all. Right in the middle of a path! A lovely row of fuzzy teddybear sunflowers. We just walked around them. As a child, I loved the single, pink hollyhocks that grew around the farmhouse. Always gone in winter, but back in spring and flowering in summer.
They received no significant care and were always beautiful. Oh how lovely, Ingrid. No, I don't think nature would mind so long as you left some pods on the stems. Think of yourself as a bird or some other seed disseminator!
Good luck to both of us! Hollyhocks are lovely tall flowering plants. I remember my mother telling me that people with outhouses used to often use them to decorate the outsides of those buildings. Interesting article about propagating these flowers from seed. Thank you so much for your advise. I have just taken a couple of seed pods from a wonderful dark pinkish red hollyhock that stands in a small clump in a very dry and sandy area near the sea in Hampshire UK and that has been flowering the same colour only for all the 5 years I have walked past it.
This year I thought nature wouldn't mind if I took a couple of seed pods - I shall be planting immediately 18 Sept Kind regards,. Thanks for reading, RHeafner, and thank you for your kind words. Hope you consider joining HP as a writer. New to this site and thrilled at the wealth of useful information.
I love hollyhocks. Thank you for this very useful article! In his case, it was cardinal flower that began to grow throughout his garden after he'd "disturbed" the soil by rearranging plants. Life is waiting to happen under our feet!
Thanks for posting your story. My hollyhock story, summer A volunteer hollyhock grew in my garden. Having lived here over a decade and having no hollyhocks, I assumed a bird had deposited a seed. Reading online that these seeds can remain viable for years if deep and dark in the soil, I wondered if the excavation for my new garden room addition had unearthed a dormant seed. My 80 year old neighbor who grew up in this house confirmed that, yes, they had hollyhocks in the location of the new room.
As a child, she pulled the blooms and played with them as dolls. I love that my beautiful hollyhock has such a intriguing possible story and has returned to its proper place! Thanks for this article which will help me keep it coming back! I love Hollyhock. When we lived out in Alberta, they used to self-seed and would pop up all over the yard and were truly beautiful. What a wonderful story, Betty. Wish you'd write an article about it and post your pictures here on HubPages.
I'm anxiously waiting for a new hollyhock I planted last year to shoot up flower stalks. I have no idea what color they will be they were a gift from someone else's garden but am hoping for black. Again, thanks so much for sharing the wonderful story.
Fingers crossed for that future row of giant hollyhocks! Just outside of my husbands mancave former back porch this past winter, an interesting little plant popped up. The area where it sprouted abuts the alley and it's the most dry, crusty, inhospitable dirt you can imagine; weeds barely grow along that strip of dirt, so you can imagine my surprise when the little "not a weed" plant popped up.
I have a vegetable garden in my yard, on the other side of the house, and I grew pumpkin last year, so, when it appeared out of nowhere, my husband asked if I had dropped any pumpkin seeds as the young hollyhock leaves closely resemble the leaves on the pumpkin plants.
I reminded him of exactly how much compost, etc it took to amend the ground where my garden is planted, so I doubted any vegetable seeds would survive in that desolate area beside the alley. Of course, I had wondered about the little plant, because it did have big pumpkin-like leaves Well, my husband deemed it his plant garden envy , put a little protector fence around it, and let it grow. It was about 4 feet tall when the region was blessed with some drought-ending, truly heaven sent rainfall; the next thing I know, the 6 foot tall stalks are almost 2 inches wide.
It's now taller than my house somewhere around 15 feet, in my opinion , with big, beautiful flowers painted in the most gorgeous color of faded pink, like you'd find when looking at antiques. My husband is so proud!! I'm happy; I'm waiting for the flowers to die so I can harvest some seed and plant all along the alley beside my house!! Thanks for the wonderful article!!
How do you prevent the holly hock stems and leaves to stay healthy and green? Mine always seem to stival up and die. I just now saw your comment! In all probability, your plant will not produce flowers the first year if it's planted in spring. It will, however, put on a beautiful show during year two. Thank u for great info! If I have a tiny plant with roots will it flower in the first year or do I have to wait till year two like from seed I live in Zone 4b so am desperate to get baby roots in the ground!
Love hollyhock. Can't get them to germinate but still try every year. The water treatment is a great idea I will try this year. Curiously, some seeds I planted last year did not germinate but are coming up this spring.
I remain hopeful. Hey, Sierra! I'll keep a lookout for your email. The HP messages usually go to my spam. Later, Jill. The flowers are almost over and I had intended to save the seeds for next year as this was the only one that was this color.
However, when I went to pick the seed pod, I discovered it's very different than the other ones in my yard. The seeds are incredibly tiny and very hard to get out. Could this be a hybrid that I won't be able to reseed? Appreciate the positive feedback--in fact, I can't stop smiling.
All the best! Good luck to you, Dolores! In my experience, once you get them started cross your fingers they go, go, go for years. It's no wonder this stella hub won HOTD! I even think I with a green thumb could do this: love hollyhocks! I love hollyhocks but have not been successful with them. I must try your suggestions. Next year! Oh, I see! Very clever! They'd make sweet little decorations for place settings. Thanks for mentioning this, ExpectGreatThings! I just checked and there are tons of photos on Google images of hollyhock dolls.
They are really cute! Hi landocheese--Now with so many people using landscaping fabric and other barriers, self-seeders can have a tough time! It's always a good idea to hold a few seeds back and help nature along. Thanks so much for stopping by and taking the time to comment. Nice to hear from you, Jill. Hi pintoAwesome! The world can always use one more beautiful flower. Thanks for commenting! ExpectGreatThings--I've never heard of a hollyhock doll but would love to see one.
Hope you do a hub! Take care, Jill. I love hollyhocks! And your photos are gorgeous! Congratulations on HOTD; you totally deserve it. Thanks for the motivation to try these this year. We have friends who make hollyhock dolls for my kids each year : Maybe I could grow them and make the cute little dolls for others Nice article. I love Hollyhocks and wish I had room for more, but must keep it to a small areas. They do love to self seed, but you have done a very nice job of showing people how to save Hollyhock seeds for transplanting next year, which will offer more control of where they end up.
Hi Stephanie! Hollyhocks really aren't that much effort if you start them outdoors. And they sure are pretty! Hi embarrett91 -- Luckily, seeds don't cost much, so you can always experiment, and flowers are lots of fun to grow. Thanks for stopping by! This is a great hub! I want to get more into growing this year, I tried squash last year and failed miserably, I think to start with some flowers would be best for practice.
Just remember that in the first year your hollyhock plant will be establishing its roots and foliage, and it will go on to flower in its second year. Water newly planted hollyhocks and seedlings regularly. Once the plant is established, you can reduce watering but make sure they are watered in a drought. Hollyhocks growing in containers will need regular feeding with a liquid fertiliser. Hollyhocks are naturally tall and at risk of blowing over in strong winds.
If you plant them along a wall or a fence, they should be well protected, but if you need to, add a cane to support each flower spike. Hollyhocks self-seed readily if you allow the flowerheads to go to seed. You can allow hollyhocks to naturally self-sow, or you can wait for the seedheads to go brown and dry and then collect the seed — you can sow this in spring to make new plants.
Hollyhocks that have sprung up of their own volition will often creep to the sunny, open front of the bed. Watch out for this and dig some up and put them further back out of the limelight to get a balanced sweep.
Don't transfer them directly, though — they need a short spell of TLC. So dig up self-sown seedlings and pot them into a 9cm 3. Once the roots have filled it, plant them in the garden. Hollyhocks are prone to rust. Rust fungus forms little pustules on the underside of hollyhock basal leaves and often spreads from there up the stem. You can use strong fungicides to tackle rust, but you can also work to manage the problem organically.
You should pick off affected leaves as soon as you spot them. Ensure there is good air circulation around the plants and water the soil around the plant not the plant itself as the fungal spores can be spread by water splash. You can also make a chive tonic by decomposing chive leaves in water — this is an effective natural fungicide.
Many hollyhocks are biennials, so in the first year the plant will be establishing its roots and foliage, and it will go on to flower, set seed and die in its second year. Hollyhocks can reach over 2m 6. Hollyhocks are prone to rust and this can show up as yellow spots on the leaves.
But yellow leaves can also indicate overwatering or water-logged soil. Hollyhocks have long taproots, making them hard to transplant. If you have a young plant that has sprung up you can dig up the self-sown seedling and pot it into a 9cm 3.
Once the roots have filled it, you can plant it out. If you have grown your hollyhocks organically without any chemicals or fungicides , then you can use the flowers in salads or as a pretty garnish. Timing Start hollyhocks weeks before planting out after the last frost date.
In mild winter areas, start seeds indoors in late February to early March, and transplant out in April or May. An early start usually results in flowering the first year. Seeds germinate in days. Starting Sow seeds on the surface of the soil, and provide bright light. Use peat or coir pots in an effort to minimize root disturbance.
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