Bring vibrant, tall blooms to your garden with Alcea Rosea Summer Carnival Mixed Seeds, producing mixed-color hollyhock flowers ideal for backyard garden beds, cottage-style borders, or container planting. This perennial variety adds charm, vertical color, and elegance to any outdoor space.
Hollyhocks attract pollinators including bees and butterflies, and they are hardy, low-maintenance, and perfect for creating dramatic summer displays.
Features
- Tall blooms in mixed bright colors
- Thrives in full sun with well-drained soil
- Ideal for backyard garden beds, borders, or containers
- Hardy perennial with low-maintenance care
- Long-lasting summer flowering
- Attracts pollinators including bees and butterflies
Specifications
- Botanical Name: Alcea rosea Summer Carnival Mixed
- Type: Perennial
- Flower Color: Mixed colors (variety of shades)
- Light Requirements: Full Sun
- Soil Type: Fertile, well-drained soil
- Bloom Season: Summer to Fall
- Hardiness Zones: USDA Zones 39
- Plant Height: 58 feet (tall vertical growth)
- Plant Spread: 1824 inches
- Germination Time: 1014 days
- Planting Depth: Lightly cover seeds with soil
- Watering Needs: Moderate; keep soil evenly moist
- Ideal Growing Season: Spring sowing for summer blooms
- Maintenance: Stake tall plants for support; deadhead spent flowers to prolong blooming
Planting Guide
- Sow seeds indoors 68 weeks before the last frost or directly outdoors after frost risk has passed.
- Lightly cover seeds with soil and maintain consistent moisture until germination.
- Space seedlings 1824 inches apart in full sun with well-drained soil.
- Stake tall plants as needed to support vertical growth.
- Deadhead spent flowers regularly to encourage continuous blooming and maintain plant health.
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