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Alcea (Hollyhock), Althaea (Marsh Mallow) & Kitaibelia (Balkan Mallow)
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Hollyhocks and Marsh Mallows are perennials for an open position in the rock garden. They make tall inflorescences with showy, maple tree-like leaves and several large, bight colored flowers in white, pink, bluish-red to yellow shades. Balkan Mallows consist of only two perennial species from the Northern Balkans, respectively the Levant and Cilicia in Eastern Turkey and Northern Syria. They make utmost showy, very tall annual stems with numerous white (Kitaibelia vitifolia) to rose (Kitaibelia balansae) flowers. Both require a well drained soil in full sun and plenty of water in summer so that they will make a profusion of flowers throughout summer. Sow seeds flat in any rich, well drained soil in pots from late summer to spring. Place pots outside in a protected and sunny spot in the garden. Transplant to the final spot as soon as seedlings are strong enough. All are USDA Climate Zone 6. 20 seeds per package, if not stated differently. |
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Alcea acaulis (Stemless Hollyhock)10 (20)cm, Stemless Hollyhock is a rather odd Alcea member with a basal leaf rosette and short stalked, rich magenta to pale rose flowers. A rarely seen biannual to semiperennial species from open, rocky spots in the Middle East. Best grown in pots in a very well drained soil and full sun throughout the year and frostfree conditions at a minimum of some 5°C in winter. VII-VIII. |
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| seed package8859 | € 4,99 | ||
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Alcea pallida (Pale Rose Hollyhock)150 (200)cm, Pale Rose Hollyhock is an evergreen perennial from the eastern Mediterranean (Turkey). It makes a tall inflorescence with numerous soft lilac rose saucer shaped flowers. It is easily grown in any rich, well drained soil in a sunny spot. VII-VIII. |
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| seed package 3804 | € 3,99* | ||
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Alcea rosea (Hollyhock)150 (200)cm, Hollyhock is a biannual to semiperennial species found in open, rocky spots throughout the Mediterranean. It makes an impressive stalk with very large flowers in shades of white, rose, winered and lilac. Easily grown in any rich, well drained soil in a sunny spot. Seeds are from mostly rosy-red to winered flowering plants, wild collected in south-western Cyprus. VII-VIII. |
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| seed package 6372 | € 1,99* | |||
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Alcea rosea (White Hollyhock)150 (200)cm, White Hollyhock is a white flowering form from Alcea rosea which may spontaneously occur in nature. As the normal form it is biannual to semiperennial species found in open, rocky spots throughout the Mediterranean. It makes an impressive stalk with very large, pure white flowers. Easily grown in any rich, well drained soil in a sunny spot. Seeds are from a single white flowering plant found within hundreds of normal winred specimens. It may naturally split up (but not necessarily) into various shades of white, pale rose to winered in the second generation. VII-VIII. |
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| seed package8662 | € 2,99 | ||
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Alcea taurica (Yellow Russian Hollyhock)150 (200)cm, Yellow Russian Hollyhock (syn. Alcea rugosa) is an biannual to short lived perennial from the Ukraine. Alcea taurica makes a tall inflorescence with numerous soft yellow saucer shaped flowers above deeply lobed leaves. It is easily grown in any rich, well drained soil in a sunny spot. Under favorable conditions it readily self-sows. VII-VIII. |
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| seed package 3803 | € 4,99* | ||
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Althaea cannabina (Hemp Leaf Mallow)120 (200)cm, Hemp Leaf Mallow is a perennial species with tall branching stems with numerous pale pink flowers above three-lobed leaves. Native of dryish soils in the Mediterranean region and Asia Minor. For any rich, very well drained soil in a sunny and protected spot. IV-V. |
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| seed package 6222 | € 4,99 | ||
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Althaea officinalis (Marsh Mallow)170 (250)cm, Marsh Mallow is a tall herbaceous perennial from North Africa with impressive stalks covered with numerous small, pale rose flowers above greyish-green leaves. Several parts of this plant are used for their medicinal properties. An extract from the roots adds a special flavor to a middle eastern sweet (Halva). Easily grown in any humus rich, well drained soil in a sunny spot. VIII-IX. |
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| seed package8036 | € 3,99* | |||
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Kitaibelia vitifolia (Balkan Mallow)250 (300)cm, Balkan Mallow is a stunny herbaceous perennial with extremely tall stalks and uncountable white flowers in summer. It is native of open spots in the Northern Balkans (former Yugoslavia). Easily grown in any rich, well drained soil in a sunny spot with sufficient watering in summer. VI-VIII. |
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| seed package8011 | € 4,99 | ||
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