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black hollyhock

sanbaz

By Sanbaz


black hollyhock (Alcea rosea (Black Hollyhock))

getting more flowers just a bit slow with no sun, my others are still just buds



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Mine not in flower yet

11 Aug, 2010

 

Wow a Black one, Ive had white and pink but this is something special.

11 Aug, 2010

 

they are slow carol, all my others not either ;o(
glad you like it carole, if i can get seeds i will but tried with last years and was dust, is there a knack to getting them lol

11 Aug, 2010

amy
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Mines still a baby , I'm hoping to have some flowers next year .... If I do Carole I will save seed as well in that way you will have two chances of getting some :o))

11 Aug, 2010

 

How dramatic is that ... beautiful flower. : o )))))

11 Aug, 2010

 

Lovely photo.
They're great in a clump, but I don't have the space since I moved.

11 Aug, 2010

 

thanx shirley and meanie ;o))

11 Aug, 2010

 

That stands out in a crowd Sandra, a true beauty. :o)

11 Aug, 2010

 

im hoping to get some seeds, fingers crossed ;o)) thankyou

11 Aug, 2010

 

Oh that's gorgeous Sanbaz, I have no luck with these and I love them, so I'll keep trying :-)

11 Aug, 2010

 

good luck, love sun and dont mind dry conditions ;o) any rust chop the leaf right off before it takes over

11 Aug, 2010

 

Lovely to see this....the one I ordered turned out to be white lol

11 Aug, 2010

 

Lovely to see a black one, great!

11 Aug, 2010

 

lol dotty complete opposite haha
Tog i love it and guess what,,,, the hollyhock next to it has turned out to be black to lol, they were a mixed seed pack, 3 more to go, wonder what colour they will be ;o))

12 Aug, 2010

 

Lovely Sandra ... like mine but even blacker I think!

15 Aug, 2010

 

thanx fluff, im so into black plants, i may have a few more next year, just a bit different

15 Aug, 2010

 

Mmmmmm... black tulips! ;o))

16 Aug, 2010

 

yes i want some of them ;o))

16 Aug, 2010

 

Wow..brilliant this..did you manage to get seeds? What works alongside this, it would seem pretty versatile in a border..I'd love something this dramatic

21 Jan, 2011

 

they come back each year guy, but can be prone to rust , i had 4 and taken two out as were covered in it, hollyhocks are lovely and tall, so need space, one of mine was over 7ft last year, look great in cottage garden borders, somewhere with lots of colour i think anyway, i didnt get seeds with having two left but you can get them easierly at Gc,

22 Jan, 2011



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