planting hollyhock seeds - Ask Extension
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Plant Hollyhock seeds now and cover with less than ½ inch of soil. Then moisten the soil. The ...
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Asked August 19, 2024, 1:33 PM EDT
Do you agree with below? OR other recommendations?
Plant Hollyhock seeds now and cover with less than ½ inch of soil. Then moisten the soil. The seeds will germinate and begin to grow during the late summer and fall. They will die back with the hard frosts, but they will re-emerge in the spring. Planted according to this schedule, the plants will usually blossom during the following summer.
Anne Arundel County Maryland
Expert Response
Our in house cut flower enthusiast agrees with this. She said that you can sow seeds anytime around now and because they are biennial this will allow them to flower next spring/summer. You can dead head spent flowers to prolong blooms but let some go to seed and reseed in the area to get more flowers. They prefer the cooler temperatures and tend to get rust on the foliage so as they fade in the heat, you can remove the foliage and stems to help remove some the the rest spores from overwintering in the garden soil.
Let us know if you have further questions.
Emily
