How Do You Grow Hollyhocks From Seed?
Hollyhocks are tall, beautiful flowers that can add pizzazz to any flower bed. These flowers come in many colors like pink, red, rose, white and even an almost black. Growing hollyhocks from seed is easy and can help make any American garden a special place. Read on to learn more. Collect hollyhock seeds, either from a friendly neighbor who grows them or from a seed catalog. Zones 3 through 9 are the areas where these flowers grow well. These flowers are considered biennials, but can be perennials if the flowers are dead headed at the end of their growing season. Start growing the hollyhock seeds indoors to get a jump on the growing season. These flowers typically have a blooming season from July to September in most parts of the country. Plant the seeds about 6 to 8 weeks before the last frost. Hollyhocks usually don’t bloom until their second year. By starting them early they may bloom the first year. Use good soil with nutrients to help the seeds grow. Be sure to use pots with some
