My Holly Hocks in Bloom (lots of Pictures)

[karanleaf]

This year is the best show since I started growing Hollyhocks 4 years ago. There is the most diverse array of colors and petals shapes so far. Just waiting for my Black Hollyhocks to bloom,they are close. :coolsun

Here is the group in the rhubarb bed the former herb bed, by next year to be just a flower bed.


Close up of the blooms in this bed













I was soo happy to see the white come out this year.
Just had to show them off.

next bed 2 :bee continued ;;;;;

:happy_flower Karan

 

[Greenthumb18]

Oh Karen those are beautiful !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :rose

I was actually thinking of getting a few hollyhock plants maybe its not too late to buy a plant.

Thanks for sharing

 

[karanleaf]

And here is the bed underneath our bedroom window



Close up of the blooms







This bed is 2 years old. Well 1 of the Hollyhocks is 3 years.

Next bed 2 :bee continued ;;;;;

:happy_flower Karan

 

[Hattie the Hen]

Hi Karan!

I love your Hollyhocks. :happy_flower

When I had my restaurant we had a large courtyard eating area which was filled with them growing out of the cracks in the old paving. It always looked so beautiful in the summer & made it a favourite place to eat.

Do you find that you get different colours every year? I have always wanted to grow those very dark ones which are double but unfortunately ours often go down with rust where I live!

Yours look so healthy. I hope your black ones bloom soon.


:rose Hattie :rose

 

[Greenthumb18]

And here is the bed underneath our bedroom window

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Close up of the blooms

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This bed is 2 years old. Well 1 of the Hollyhocks is 3 years.

Next bed 2 :bee continued ;;;;;

:happy_flower Karan

I take that back, these are really amazing beautiful...
I especially like the white one with the red and yellow center.

 

[Carri]

Those are so pretty! My mom has a volunteer that is over 6 feet tall.

 

[karanleaf]

In the front along side the road. Have plans to do some transplanting this fall and next spring.


Some close ups of these blooms, some are the same as the 1st bed.


















As soon as the the Black ones Bloom I will post pics of it

:happy_flower Karan

 

[Carri]

Black? I can't wait to see the pictures. I bet they are just gorgeous.

 

[karanleaf]

Thanks so much Gang I am wanting to add some yellow for next year. I don't have any of the double ones. The Black ones come from a friend of ours that has gotten them from her Aunt. So they are generations old. row I am just so proud they included us in the family to past them down to. I have been thinking of getting some seeds started along the pasture fence coming up our road along with peonies and day lilies. I Think it will make it look soo Pretty :rainbow-sun

:happy_flower Karan

 

[Reinbeau]

I love hollyhocks, but I've got a rust problem here, I'm giving them a year off to see if I can break the cycle.