Alcea – Las Vegas (Hollyhock)

Description

Alcea ficifolia             (Fig Leaf Hollyhock)

Sun / Part Sun                          Zones:  3 – 9

Habit: upright / tall                   H: 5 – 6 feet  x  W: 18 – 24″

“Like the bright colorful lights of Las Vegas”, this mixed color strain of fig leaf hollyhocks bears large, saucer-shaped flowers in unique shades of red, copper, chestnut brown, yellow, pink, and white over a long period, beginning in early summer. The breeder, Jelitto, claims this new hybrid should live longer than the typical biennial hollyhocks.

Cultivation:  Plant in a sunny mixed garden bed or border; water when dry, especially when the perennial is establishing itself the first summer. Feel free to grow hollyhocks under Black Walnut trees; they are tolerant of the toxic juglone that is emitted through the trees’ roots.

Utilization: Great height and early summer color in your cottage garden or wild perennial border.

Size:  2 quart premium pot