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The genus althaea includes the Hollyhocks which are biennial or perennial plants of the Mallow family. The species are chiefly coarse growing plants with large rough leaves and tall upright flowering stems. A. rosea from which the Hollyhock has sprung, are showy garden flowers and many different flower colors exist, some are double. They are mostly short lived perennials, depending on the breeding, the single flowering forms tending to be the longest lived.
The other wild species are generally more aggressive and less showy but are interesting for diversities sake. The plants thrive in almost any situation or soil, they bloom in summer and early fall. Among “good” species to grow are A. officinalis and A. ficifolia . Most of the garden species come from southern and eastern Europe. The seeds are large and easy to handle, germination occurs in a few weeks and the seedlings are good sized. They develop a taproot, so transplanting is best done when the plants are small. The seeds can be sown where they are to be grown with good results.

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	Alcea ficifolia hybrids 'Mixed Colors' Code: SAFHMC Price: $2.50 Quantity in Basket: none
	Nice erect plants are biennials or short lived perennials from Siberia. Plants grow up to 8 feet tall and come in a wide range of colors including rose, copper, yellow, red, pink and white. Single flowers, blooming in early summer. Great leaves they look like fig leaves, they are nice sized and stand out in the garden display. Less prone to rust than 'Common' Hollyhocks. Fresh seed has some dormancy, so germination can be spread-out over a few weeks or will need a few weeks cool and moist treatment. Aged seed germinates quicker. Zones 3-10. Germination in 1 to 2 weeks at 70�F . Surface sow, light needed for best germination. If no germination in 3 weeks, move to 32-39�F for 4 weeks. The move back to 70F. 35 seeds.
	Alcea rosea 'Chater's Double Bright Pink' Code: AR2-A7 Price: $1.95 Quantity in Basket: none
	[Newport Pink] 30 seeds.
	Alcea rosea 'Chater's Double Golden Yellow' Code: 1HJ7 Price: $1.95 Quantity in Basket: none
	30 seeds.
	Alcea rosea 'Chater's Double Light Scarlet' Code: AR6-A7 Price: $1.95 Quantity in Basket: none
	30 seeds.
	Alcea rosea 'Chater's Double Maroon' Code: AR1-A7 Price: $1.95 Quantity in Basket: none
	Maroon red colored flowers 30 seeds.
	Alcea rosea 'Chater's Double Mix' Code: SARC-A7 Price: $1.95 Quantity in Basket: none
	A mix of all the colors listed below plus a few others. 30 seeds.
	Alcea rosea 'Chater's Double Violet' Code: ALV5-A7 Price: $1.95 Quantity in Basket: none
	30 seeds.
	Alcea rosea 'Chater's Double White' Code: AR7-A7 Price: $1.95 Quantity in Basket: none
	30 seeds.
	Alcea rosea 'Chater's Double jet Violet' Code: ALX6 Price: $2.65 Quantity in Basket: none
	25 pure-clean seeds.
	Alcea rosea 'Majorette Champagne' Code: CH06 Price: $2.20 Quantity in Basket: none
	[Althaea rosea] Malvaceae Plants grow just about two and half feet tall and have double - ball shaped flowers in a soft pink blush color and darker pink centers.
	Alcea rosea 'Pastorale' Code: CH08-A6 Price: $1.95 Quantity in Basket: none
	Plants grow five to seven feet tall and have single flowers in different softer pastel shades. 25 seeds.
	Alcea rosea 'Peaches'N Dreams' Code: AR14-A7 Price: $2.69 Quantity in Basket: none
	From England comes this choice double Hollyhock with peachy-yellow colored flowers. Blooming from July till frost. Plants have 5-6 foot tall stems covered with powder puff balls of flowers. Grow in full sun in well drained soils. this selection has generated a lot of attention over the last two years. A good grower-even in the North. Plants will bloom the first year from a spring sowing and should be perennial in most of the country. Zones 2-9. Cover seeds, darkness needed for best germination, 10 days at F 70. 20 seeds
	Alcea rosea 'Queeny Purple' Code: 43AL-A7 Price: $2.35 Quantity in Basket: none
	2004 All-America Selection. Plants grow 20 to 36 inches tall, and have purple colored, large double flowers. Nice short, compact plants with many large purple flowers - nice in pots or used as a mass planting. 50 seeds
	Alcea rosea 'Summer Carnival Mixed' Code: AR67-A6 Price: $2.00 Quantity in Basket: none
	'Hollyhock' Here is a selection with great double or semi double flowers that blooms the first year. Great colors on 3-5' tall plants. Blooming four months from sowing. This selection produces flowers further down the stem than other types. Short lived plants but very showy. Zones 3-9. 50 seeds
	Alcea rosea nigra 'Black Beauty' Code: SAR5-A7 Price: $1.95 Quantity in Basket: none
	This is a 'Black Hollyhock' This biennial/perennial will bloom the first year if sown early. Flowers are single and a black satiny color. Different. 40 seeds.
	Alcea rosea plena 'Chaters Magnificent Mix' Code: AAX1 Price: $2.00 Quantity in Basket: none
	A blended mix of all the colors in this series. Zones 3-9. 50 seeds
	Alcea rosea plena 'Chaters Violet' Code: AL82 Price: $2.00 Quantity in Basket: none
	50 seeds.
	Althaea officinalis Code: 301M-A6 Price: $1.55 Quantity in Basket: none
	'Marshmallow' Plants grow 2 to 4 (7) feet tall with gray colored leaves with a felt like feel and look. The plants grow upright and have leaves that are shallowly 3-5 lobed. Pink flowers with reddish-purple centers, might be a few white flowering plants too, the flowers are 1.5 to 2 inches wide. Grown in the past as a medical herb. Blooms late summer and early fall, not that showy but an interesting plant non the less and blooming late in the year when most every thing is done. Heat tolerant. Grows on moderately salty soils. Grow in full sun with moist soils. Zones 3-9. Cleaned pure seeds for quicker germination. 30 seeds.
	Althaea rosea 'Simplex Mix' Code: ASM1-A9 Price: $2.95 Quantity in Basket: none
	These hollyhocks are more or less true perennials. They grow 4’ to 5’ tall produce clumps that have many flowering stems per plant. This mix contains white, rose, pink & the white with rose eye. Blooms mid summer into fall. Plants like a rich soil in full sun to part shade. 50 seeds