Our premium hollyhock seeds deliver stable germination rate and striking upright tall growth habit. Botanically named Alcea rosea, hollyhock is a classic old-fashioned biennial flower loved for towering flower stalks stacked with large ruffled single or double blooms in assorted bright colors. The coarse heart-shaped green leaves form a dense base clump, creating a dramatic vertical landscape effect.
This variety features outstanding frost resistance and strong adaptability, blooming heavily in the second year from late spring through mid-summer. It is commonly used as the background layer of perennial mixed borders, fence and wall backdrop decoration, cottage garden layout, roadside green belts and large landscape mass planting. Hollyhock tolerates average loose well-drained garden soil and requires minimal feeding. Regular deadheading and occasional watering during dry spells are the only daily tasks, and it can self-sow freely to renew the colony year after year, perfect for low-maintenance landscape projects and novice gardeners.