Apricot-Peach Parfait Pom Pom Hollyhock Flower Seeds

Hollyhocks - Apricot-Peach Parfait - Alcea rosea Bienniel - Beautiful new double hollyhocks in luscious colors. Sturdy tall 5 to 7 foot stalks are packed with powder puff blossoms that unfurl in delicious shades of apricot and rosy-peach. Biennial, summer/fall bloom, frost hardy, and reaches a height of 5' - 7'. Soil & Water: Sow in ordinary garden soil or seed starting mix. Maintain moisture during germination. Feed well and prune down after flowering to push a second fall bloom. Planting & Growing: Begin indoors (8 weeks before last frost, sowing 2" apart in containers of seed starting mix) or outdoors after all frosts have past.

Variety Details

• Botanical name: Alcea rosea
• Plant type: Biennial
• Growth habit: Upright
• Crop category: Flower seed
• Flower character: Bienniel - Beautiful new double hollyhocks in luscious colors.
• Recorded feature: Does Not Require Support
• Product format: Seed packet

Sowing & Growing

• Soil Temperature: above 50°F
• Planting Depth: 1/2"
• Germination: 7-14 Days
• Height At Maturity: 5-7 feet
• Sun/Shade: Full Sun
• Spacing After Thinning: 18-24"

Prepare a weed-reduced seedbed for Apricot-Peach Parfait Pom Pom Hollyhock Flower and use the recorded planting season, depth, and light requirements. Press shallow-sown seed into good soil contact and keep the seed zone from drying during establishment. Thin or transplant only when the growth habit and spacing call for it. Leave enough room for mature width and air movement. Bloom timing and final height can shift with sowing date, climate, soil, moisture, and competition, so use listed figures as planning ranges.

Place Apricot-Peach Parfait Pom Pom Hollyhock Flower where its recorded height and growth habit fit the surrounding planting. Shorter companions can be positioned toward bed edges, while taller stems need room where they will not shade small seedlings too early. If cutting flowers, harvest with clean tools at the stage appropriate to the bloom form. If leaving flowers in place, observe how bloom sequence changes through the season and record which sowing date performed best at the site.

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