Hollyhock "Summer Carnival" (mix)
Hollyhock ''Summer Carnival'' (mix) - Althaea rosea L.
Garden giants with large velvety flowers.
The stem is powerful, branched, 140-180 cm high. Large semi-double flowers of various colours are collected in long racemes.
Blooms in July-September. Cut stems in the bud stage bloom in water.
Origin: Turkey, Asia.
Special Features: Deepest maroon colour, appearing nearly black in colour.
Natural Flowering Period: July - October.
Growth Habit: Upright.
Foliage: Round, lobed leaves.
Height with Flower: 140-180 cm.
Spacing between Plants: 50 cm.
Soil Requirement: well-drained soils, pH 5,8 - 6,8.
Location: full Sun.
Specialities: Tremendously popular old-fashioned perennial.
Grams per 1000 seeds: 10-12.
Seed Requirement: 25 g / 1000 plants.
Best Sowing Date: anytime.
Way of Germination: fast Germinator.
Germination: These seeds must be covered with a layer of seed kernel diameter. Keep daytime temperatures at approximately +20°C, and keep the moisture constant. The seeds must be kept in the light and moderately warm after germination.
Germination to Transplant: 4-6 weeks. Transplanting to salable.
Plant: 6 - 8 weeks.
Fertilization: Medium.
Use: plant this extraordinary dark flowering hollyhock together in the border with Echinacea, Salvia sclarea and Panicum virgatum.
Garden giants with large velvety flowers.
The stem is powerful, branched, 140-180 cm high. Large semi-double flowers of various colours are collected in long racemes.
Blooms in July-September. Cut stems in the bud stage bloom in water.
Origin: Turkey, Asia.
Special Features: Deepest maroon colour, appearing nearly black in colour.
Natural Flowering Period: July - October.
Growth Habit: Upright.
Foliage: Round, lobed leaves.
Height with Flower: 140-180 cm.
Spacing between Plants: 50 cm.
Soil Requirement: well-drained soils, pH 5,8 - 6,8.
Location: full Sun.
Specialities: Tremendously popular old-fashioned perennial.
Grams per 1000 seeds: 10-12.
Seed Requirement: 25 g / 1000 plants.
Best Sowing Date: anytime.
Way of Germination: fast Germinator.
Germination: These seeds must be covered with a layer of seed kernel diameter. Keep daytime temperatures at approximately +20°C, and keep the moisture constant. The seeds must be kept in the light and moderately warm after germination.
Germination to Transplant: 4-6 weeks. Transplanting to salable.
Plant: 6 - 8 weeks.
Fertilization: Medium.
Use: plant this extraordinary dark flowering hollyhock together in the border with Echinacea, Salvia sclarea and Panicum virgatum.