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Alcea rosea |
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Hollyhock |
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Tall, unbranched biennial that forms wand-like spikes of
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Pink, white, red,
purple, yellow |
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Rust disease and
beetles |
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- 'Chater's Double' - The double,
ball-shaped flowers
are red, pink, white or yellow
- 'Majorette Mixed' - A dwarf form with a
height of about
30 inches. The flowers are large,
semidouble
flowers in pastel colors.
- 'Nigra' - Dark maroon flowers are almost
black in the
center.
- 'Old Barnyard Mix' - A mix of light and
dark colors,
biennials that reseed each year, single
flowers.
- 'Peaches 'n' Dreams' - Double, pink
flowers have yellow
centers.
- 'Powderpuffs Mixed' - The double flowers
are an inch
larger than other double hollyhocks. The
flowers are
yellow, white, pink, scarlet and salmon
- 'Summer Carnival' - Double flowers in a
wide range of
colors are produced even on lower parts of
the stem.
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One of the plants that has a very long history
in use as a landscape ornamental. |
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