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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Biennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8a
Plant Height: 20 to 30 inches
Plant Spread: 12 to 14 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Purple
Bloom Size: 2"-3"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Uses: Suitable as Annual
Propagation: Seeds: Days to germinate: 10 to 21 days
Depth to plant seed: Barely cover
Start indoors
Can handle transplanting
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Awards and Recognitions: AAS (All-America Selection®): 2004 National

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Common names
  • Hollyhock
  • Dwarf Hollyhock

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Location: mid-TN
Date: 07-17-05

Date: 2012-09-02

Date: 2012-09-02
Location: mid-TN
Date: 07-17-05
Uploaded by Newyorkrita
Uploaded by Newyorkrita

Photo Courtesy of Smokeys Daylily Gardens Used with Permission
  • Uploaded by Joy
Comments:
  • Posted by Trish (Grapevine, TX - Zone 8a) on May 3, 2022 7:07 AM concerning plant:
    This All-America Selections dwarf hollyhock grows only 20 to 30 inches tall and features 3- to 4-inch-diameter, frilly edged, reddish purple, double blooms. This annual will flower prolifically the first year from a February or March sowing.
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