- A traditional cottage garden favourite.and stately with large.
- Tall stately spires with cup-shaped open flowers in pastel colours blooming year after year.
What you need to know:
- 1 x Mr Fothergills Hollyhock Giant Single Mixed Seeds
- Sow: March to July
- Flowering: June to August
- Indoors Sowing Guide: Sow indoors for surest results, 0.5cm (1/4") deep, in trays of compost. Water well and place in a cold frame, unheated greenhouse or on a warm kitchen windowsill. Keep moist. Seedlings usually appear in 21-28 days. Transplant seedlings individually when large enough to handle to 8cm (3") pots. (Always handle by a leaf, never by the stem.) Gradually accustom young plants to outside conditions before planting out 60cm (2') apart.
- Outdoors Sowing Guide: Sow outdoors in a seed bed, 0.5cm (1/4") deep into finely prepared soil which has already been watered. Thin seedlings to 8cm (3") apart before planting out to flowering position in autumn.
- Soil Type: Well drained, fertile
- Position: Full sun
- Hints & Tips: In cold areas, the young plants will benefit from some cloche protection in the worst of the winter weather.
- Approximate Maximum Height: 240cm
- Approximate Maximum Spread: 60cm
- Flower Colour: Mixed
- Hardiness & Longevity: Hardy Perennial
- Pack Size: 50 Seeds
