This year, the Hollyhocks rewarded me with four different types of flowers. All of you know my obsession with Hollyhocks and how I gather pods of seeds whenever I see a plant. I like to be surprised, so I place all the seeds I collect in a jar and WALLA! Sometimes my tactic doesn’t reward me with variety, like last year when all my plants turned out to have white flowers. 
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Very lovely, Rusty. I really must try my hand at hollyhocks next year! I really like the single blooming ones like you have. Are there any secrets to growing them in our heat?
Meems @ Hoe&Shovel
Gday Rusty,Your gathering of hollyhock seeds was sure worth while. I just love the very dark one, but then again there all beautiful.
Lovely hollyhocks..
They have beautiful color. I love them..
How do you keep your bougainvillea blooming so heavily? It seems that mine bloom heavy the first year then the blooms are more scant thereafter.
Look at that! I didn't even know we could grow Hollyhocks here! Okra and Hibiscus, yes, but...wow!
That first one is spectacular...do you happen to know that variety?
I also love the color of that first one.
All so beautiful-great that you got a variety, too. I too like to be surprised sometimes.
Rhonda: bougainvillea bloom best after drought following rain and after pruning.
Great work, Rusty, you have a good variety of colors. I like the singles best too.
Your hollyhocks look lovely Rusty and this year you have them in many colours, not just white. Enjoy!
All these Hollyhocks are gorgeous but I absolutely adore the dark maroon one! Any particular tips for growing them?
Beautiful hollyhocks....remind me of my dear departed Grandmother, she always had them in her delightful cottage garden.
A joy, thank you.
I didn't know you could grow those down here either - I will have to try them! When do you plant them?
Hollyhocks are suppose to be plant host for a couple of butterfly larvaes. I have a butterfly garden at my house on 20th Street SW & 27 Ave. Just wanted to know if you have been getting larvaes eating your plants. What has been your experience? Gracias.
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