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Hollyhock – Lynda’s Apricot & Pink Hollyhocks (Alcea rosea) Non-GMO – Organically Grown – Flower - Single Blooms

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Hollyhock – Lynda’s Apricot & Pink Hollyhocks (Alcea rosea) Non-GMO – Organically Grown – Flower

Single Blooms

Biennial, but often grown as a short-lived perennial in the garden. (First year: foliage; second year: tall flower stalks.)

Full Sun

 

 

Full Description

Lynda’s Apricot & Pink Hollyhocks (Alcea rosea) are tall, cottage-garden classics known for their large single blooms in soft apricot, shell-pink, and blush tones. These flowers rise on tall spires that can reach impressive heights, creating a vertical focal point in borders, along fences, or beside outbuildings. The single-petaled blossoms have a delicate, old-fashioned appearance that attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds.

These hollyhocks are non-GMO and organically grown, producing sturdy plants with rich color and strong stems. Foliage is soft, rounded, and slightly fuzzy. Often self-seeds modestly, ensuring recurring blooms in subsequent years.

 

 

Full Growing Information From Seed (Point Form)

  • Sow indoors 8–10 weeks before last frost, or direct sow once soil has warmed.
  • Use a well-draining seed-starting mix.
  • Lightly cover seeds — they need only a thin dusting of soil.
  • Keep moist but not waterlogged.
  • Ideal germination temperature: 18–22°C (65–72°F).
  • Transplant when seedlings have 2–3 true leaves.
  • Space plants 18–24 inches apart.
  • Provide full sun for strongest stalks and richest bloom color.
  • Water regularly during dry periods; avoid overhead watering to reduce rust.
  • Mulch the base to maintain soil moisture.
  • Tall stalks may require staking in windy locations.
  • Allow some flowers to go to seed if you want natural reseeding.

Stratification:

Not required, but a cold period can improve germination.

Optional:

  • Place seeds in slightly moist medium (sand or paper towel).
  • Refrigerate 2–4 weeks.
  • Sow immediately afterward.

 

 

 

 

Medicinal Properties:

  • Mildly soothing and demulcent (similar to marshmallow root).
  • Used for calming irritated tissues of the throat and digestive tract.
  • Flowers and leaves may be used in herbal teas or poultices.
    (Always consult a qualified herbal practitioner before internal use.)

 

 

 

Seed Count: 20