Purple Hollyhock

Lantana are only second to Porterweed in our garden for their ability to attract butterflies! Lantana are loaded with flower power and normally flower continuously from late spring to frost.

Grows best in full sun. Try it along a fence or plant with verbascum for a special look. A blend of rose, white, maroon, yellow and pink, large 3-5" single flowers are produced abundantly on stalks 5-7 ft.

Hollyhock is the backbone of the old-fashioned cottage garden, with its stately spires of large, delicate, wide open, round flowers. Truly romantic ruffly, double flowers, 3 1/2" across.

Great sturdy stalks that won't fall over. Use this plant for a dense hedge of season-long color. The shortest Alcea rosea and the first purple available as a single color.

Other hollyhocks do not flower until the 2nd season and then need to reseed themselves to bloom again. Grows 5-6' tall. Mars Magic is a hardy perennial that comes back each year with its vibrant red flowers.

These stunning 4'' flowers of the deepest darkest maroon will create a spectacle in your garden over the long early to mid-summer blooming period. Grows 5-6' tall and 2' wide. Blacknight is a newer hybrid that is more vigorous and disease resistant so...

Lantana are only second to Porterweed in our garden for their ability to attract butterflies! Lantana are loaded with flower power and normally flower continuously from late spring to frost.

Hollyhock in winter die back, but you still need to protect the roots in order to enjoy the impressive flower display in summer. Once you see new growth, remove all the material to allow space for the the fresh leaves and stems to grow.

Hollyhock weevil adults overwinter in the soil of infested hollyhock beds, emerging from hiding in spring to feed and lay their eggs. The female chews a small hole in a flower bud before inserting a single egg, repeating this process many times.The hollyhock...

Find out how to control hollyhock rust in this article., hollyhock rust is a disfiguring disease that infects members of the Alcea (hollyhock) family. It begins as yellow spots on top of the leaves with rusty pustules on the undersides.Over time the spots...

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The foliage is deep green, almost succulent looking, and extremely shiny. Delosperma looks great as a ground cover in a rock garden or in front of a perennial border. ‘Table Mountain' the perfect, fast-spreading, dazzling groundcover on slopes or in...

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Why plant a common groundcover when you can have a Big Blue Liriope in your yard! With evergreen foliage, lovely flowers…and even berries for winter interest, Big Blue Liriope is sure a winner! * Summer flowers * Winter interest * Deer and rabbit resistant...

Transplant: Sow indoors 6 weeks prior to setting out. A full harvest should be completed just before the plants start to flower. Leaves are easily bruised when picking, so handle carefully.

Basil is not drought tolerant and can be damaged by heat stress. High yields and great flavor. Plant 1/4" deep and keep at 70°F (21°C) for best germination. Leaves are easily bruised when picking, so handle carefully.

This means that most varieties will only live two to three years. ) in the garden is the goal of many gardeners who remember these impressive flowers from their youth. You can also plant bfreestar.queue.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-300x250-ATF-1");...

Don't plant too deeply though, just a couple inches below the soil.Bare root hollyhocks can be set on a mound of loose soil in the middle of the hole with another hole in the center for the taproot.

As a general rule, flowers can be sown when soil has warmed to at least 55°F. Some varieties can take over a month to germinate so mark your rows, keep them moist, and for larger seeds like sunflowers, use bird netting.

Fertilize monthly during winter.The purple passion plant grows outside, as an annual, but is best contained to avoid prolific spread. As the plant ages, the hairs spread further apart and the color is not as intense.

Hopefully, my hollyhocks will make seeds in the fall and reseed and they will go on without having to sow seeds again.http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alcea_rosea_threeflowers.jpg

A beautifully colored basil with great fragrance! Bicolor basil, mottled purple and green leaf, use as garnish, fresh bouquet, or in the garden.

Use them in masses as a grand groundcover under big trees or lined up in rows to guide your way along a pathway. The leaves are strappy and beautifully deep green. Let them spill out of your favorite containers.

Plant them in groups, as a border or in a pot. So hardy, in fact, that in places where these beauties thrive they are used in freeway dividers and as foundation plantings. They make striking cut flowers too! Add a touch of the exotic to your garden this...

‘Blue Fortune' needs full sun to light shade and dry to medium soil. Plant this handsome low-maintenance clumping perennial in a sunny location. If you'd like to restrict the height of this tall perennial, pinch back its blue-green foliage in spring...

Organic seed is also available.•Edible Flowers: Use the flowers in any recipe that calls for basil, or to garnish drinks, salads, soups, pasta, and desserts. Cut the entire plant 4-6" above the ground to promote a second growth.

Cut the entire plant 4-6" above the ground to promote a second growth. Ht. 16-18".•Edible Flowers: Use the flowers in any recipe that calls for basil, or to garnish drinks, salads, soups, pasta, and desserts.