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To: nw_arizona_granny

>>>Those are beautiful, would they grow in the house,<<<

Oops, forgot to answer that... Not a good one for in the house. They are about 4-5’tall, tend to be biannual if planted late. These will usually bloom first year if planted early.

Hollyhocks are a traditional cottage garden background plant.

As a youngster, I used to catch bees in the single blooming hollyhocks... Just fold the pedals out over the bee and trap it. These, however are double blooms.


5,473 posted on 03/23/2009 3:40:10 PM PDT by DelaWhere ("Without power over our own food, any notion of democracy is empty." - Frances Moore Lappe)
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12x25 greenhouse is ready, could not believe how much it increased the temperature..start moving plants in tomorrow
too exhausted now.

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5,477 posted on 03/23/2009 4:25:17 PM PDT by Eagle50AE (Pray for our Armed Forces.)
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To: DelaWhere

Oops, forgot to answer that... Not a good one for in the house. They are about 4-5’tall, tend to be biannual if planted late. These will usually bloom first year if planted early.<<<

I miss seeing Hollyhocks and always planted a few.

Guess if I get a pot of soil in the house, it had better be food, this year.

Thank you for sharing the seeds.


5,495 posted on 03/23/2009 6:09:46 PM PDT by nw_arizona_granny ( http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2181392/posts?page=1 [Survival,food,garden,crafts,and more)
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