Alcea ficifolia 'Happy Lights'
(Fig-Leaf Hollyhock)
40 seeds $3.25
Fig-Leaf Hollyhock 'Happy Lights' has large, single flowers in shades of pink, red, yellow, peach, burgundy and white.
Hollyhocks are the quintessential cottage garden flower. They used to be grown on the sides of outhouses to brighten them up. If you don't have an outhouse, try them against a fence or a shed.
height 6-7' spacing 24"
Sowing Alcea ficifolia Seeds
Start hollyhock seeds indoors 6-8 weeks before the last frost date. Or sow outdoors after the last frost, 1/4" deep. Can be sown in late summer. Full sun.