Holly hocks flowers.

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmLCP0qtJ2QG9iTkJTxCXLgoNWLOxb-2iIUO9AEaq7zVcWecOennmtaPAmfPbvIEJr8bGYWmJvlNisfHci7Xivyv-xHzsAG03vMnhxTYpFqMZZguXVuRcj7-9KGjSnhlIx1qFSGAWv714Q/s1600/Holly+hocks+flowers..jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmLCP0qtJ2QG9iTkJTxCXLgoNWLOxb-2iIUO9AEaq7zVcWecOennmtaPAmfPbvIEJr8bGYWmJvlNisfHci7Xivyv-xHzsAG03vMnhxTYpFqMZZguXVuRcj7-9KGjSnhlIx1qFSGAWv714Q/s320/Holly+hocks+flowers..jpg" width="224" /></a></div> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px;">During July and August there is no plant which adds so much to the stateliness of the </span><strong style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px;">flower garden </strong><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px;">as the </span><strong style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px;">Hollyhock</strong><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px;">.</span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiklA3wYLJb8v7stSZP5yMFxf4-eVzhpxYmfExiYxf4VeH9mXEQx7xT3UOr_uNw531pQcL2CV1ky4BqkTXJeawIYg7RXTJXYIPPQhJ8oMP_RRqWjjV6MRC7SbcyjTnz5mDPhfTzKb3u9WXK/s1600/Holly+hocks+flowers.+(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiklA3wYLJb8v7stSZP5yMFxf4-eVzhpxYmfExiYxf4VeH9mXEQx7xT3UOr_uNw531pQcL2CV1ky4BqkTXJeawIYg7RXTJXYIPPQhJ8oMP_RRqWjjV6MRC7SbcyjTnz5mDPhfTzKb3u9WXK/s320/Holly+hocks+flowers.+(1).jpg" width="240" /></a></div> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px;">Hollyhock flowers,</strong><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px;">in rich and delicate colours, from the deepest crimsons and maroons, to blush pinks, whites and pale yellows, are borne in a long succession on tall stems 1 - 3 metres high.</span></span><br /><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-top: 5px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Most hollyhocks are technically<strong>biennials</strong> - producing leaves the first year and flowers the next. However they often last longer than two years and so can be described as <strong>short lived perennials</strong>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg19tWegxpNDOXCFM9ZlP-rp3IctNtOvekjqMZJ3y35lQVI9X4_h5okx7Jqt4kTrTlBviDDBLCJbwVcbDtA5biPQa183VzI0pvzOOq0M2aTn07VY2Mwr28gVYogKTFNrWFbEumYlTGkGnJL/s1600/Holly+hocks+flowers.+(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg19tWegxpNDOXCFM9ZlP-rp3IctNtOvekjqMZJ3y35lQVI9X4_h5okx7Jqt4kTrTlBviDDBLCJbwVcbDtA5biPQa183VzI0pvzOOq0M2aTn07VY2Mwr28gVYogKTFNrWFbEumYlTGkGnJL/s320/Holly+hocks+flowers.+(2).jpg" width="213" /></a></div> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px;">The beauty of the hollyhock flower is much enhanced when displayed against a background such as a grey wall, fence,</span><strong style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px;"> tall green hedge</strong><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px;">or a border of evergreen shrubs - yet hollyhocks should not really be planted close to hedges or shrubs as they both usually have very hungry roots which will take the nutrients needed by the hollyhock plant.</span></span><br /><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-top: 5px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hollyhocks seem especially at home in country towns and suburbs and thrive well in corners and narrow flower borders near walls where they are protected in the winter from execessive <strong>wet conditions</strong>. They are very drought resistant.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEEB71YxziuXFu7og9w741mHkdlxPyOuiT1YPHnv7yVKZIq5up9DXRiowVc1r1s1SoV_lrzcCTxk_OPmxFD-d7pC6iq5M45A626dvvrDy6PloWdJYF68LMIuqdZOO4Chm7XtSYJZfOZB5g/s1600/Holly+hocks+flowers.+(3).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEEB71YxziuXFu7og9w741mHkdlxPyOuiT1YPHnv7yVKZIq5up9DXRiowVc1r1s1SoV_lrzcCTxk_OPmxFD-d7pC6iq5M45A626dvvrDy6PloWdJYF68LMIuqdZOO4Chm7XtSYJZfOZB5g/s320/Holly+hocks+flowers.+(3).jpg" width="213" /></a></div> <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The small annual hollyhock 'Majorette Mixed' which has large semi-double blooms is ideal to grow in a flower border with other annuals and perrenials.</span></span><br /><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-top: 5px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The hollyhock is a favourite in the <strong>cottage garden</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPb-PQVl61NuP_5iUXZDgISekzfvvlAGvGh9L_mZBgeTnkxZPzxnnvSh6Tbf_TFUCApfFC73JSt-fz3VHCqxWbDTsfZGs5hqDk_fUKjQKEQU6vSkJJkGzELM0HpR7MfnalWHeVkIyVGeFE/s1600/Holly+hocks+flowers.+(4).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPb-PQVl61NuP_5iUXZDgISekzfvvlAGvGh9L_mZBgeTnkxZPzxnnvSh6Tbf_TFUCApfFC73JSt-fz3VHCqxWbDTsfZGs5hqDk_fUKjQKEQU6vSkJJkGzELM0HpR7MfnalWHeVkIyVGeFE/s320/Holly+hocks+flowers.+(4).jpg" width="240" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;">As hollyhocks grow to a great height and are often exposed to the full force of the wind it is best to provide </span><strong style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;">strong stakes</strong><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;"> as</span><strong style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;">support</strong><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;">.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;">Hollyhocks love a deep, rich, loamy soil - but they will often thrive without it.</span><br /><div style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-top: 5px;">If you <strong>water hollyhocks</strong> during the summer months give them a thorogh soaking, followed by a mulch of well rotted manure.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-top: 5px;">There is a long succession of <strong>flowers</strong>, and as the lower blooms fade they should be picked off so that the plant is not weakened by the production of seed.When flowering is over for the season the plants may be cut down to about 15 - 20 centimetres high and the stump covered with<strong> coal ashes</strong>, if available. This keeps the slugs and snails away and causes water to drain away from the soft stem.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-top: 5px;">If taken care of in this way,<strong> hollyhock plants</strong> will often last for several yearsA stock of <strong>young plants</strong> of a favourite variety of hollyhock can easily be raised by selecting short side shoots form the base of a plant during <strong>September</strong> and <strong>October</strong>.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-top: 5px;">Insert the <strong>shoots</strong> into pots or trays and place in a closed shaded frame until the leaves become plump - a small amount of <strong>ventilation</strong> can then be given; too much will cause the leaves to wither.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-top: 5px;">As soon as the shoots have rooted give full light and air.</div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif;"></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><div style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-top: 5px;"><br /></div><h3 style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(66, 82, 39); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(66, 82, 39); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(66, 82, 39); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(66, 82, 39); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 4px; padding-top: 4px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Holly hocks flowers.</span></h3></div>

Holly hocks flowers.

  During July and August there is no plant which adds so much to the stateliness of the  flower garden  as the  Hollyhock .   Hollyhock flow...

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