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Hollyhock Chater's Double Mix

Flower

Alcea rosea 'Chater's Double'

Overview
Towering cottage garden favorites that create dramatic vertical accents with their impressive 6-8 foot spikes covered in fully double, ruffled flowers resembling peonies in shades of pink, red, white, yellow, and purple. These old-fashioned beauties are perfect for creating privacy screens, backdrop plantings, or adding height to perennial borders while attracting beneficial insects and hummingbirds. Self-seeding readily to create naturalized colonies over time.
Planting
Direct sow in late spring or early summer for blooms next year. Can start indoors 6-8 weeks before last frost for possible first-year blooms.
Growing
Sun: full. Water: low. Soil pH: 6–8. Space plants 12" apart. Germination: 10-14.
Pests & diseases
Common pests: Japanese beetles, aphids, spider mites, hollyhock weevil. Common diseases: Rust (most common), anthracnose, leaf spot, powdery mildew.