Alcea Species, Antwerp Hollyhock, Figleaf Hollyhock

Does anyone know whether or not a. ficifolia can be interbred with alcea rosea? I would be interested if anyone has experimented thusly. ...Read MoreI am a hollyhock enthusiast as in they are in every garden bed i have and the three I built yesterday! I have many many seeds as well as starter plants I should list on here for trade. This site is heaven. I have grown a peach fig-leaf last year but it was devoured by insects so badly it couldn't produce seed. This year I'm armed with insecticides & fungicides. -chris

The seeds for this plant can be sown in Feburary indoors and planted out 1-2 before last frost. The flowers then grow in June to July at ...Read Morean incredibly quick rate. They perrenilize very well, if the flower stalk is cut off after the majority of the blossums have gone to seed. The foliage lasts well into fall. The leaves of mine are still on and are very bright green!

I am growing this plant for the first time, it is a beautiful yellow with huge leaves, it does require to be watered if dry but do not ov...Read Moreerwater, it handles the heat very well.

While it may be more resistant to rust, I
found that it seems to be more tasty to insects.
My Figleafs were almost lace bef...Read Moreore I checked on them,
assuming they were fine because the other varieties did well.

However, the Antwerp offers what I consider to be
antique colors. A romantic twist in the Hollyhock garden, if I may.