Alcea rosea syn. Althaea rosea

Unbelievably I actually have a third colour of #hollyhock very cool!

And all 3 are good looking flowers, you've done well

Aha! This looks more like the #cerise #hollyhock I was expecting!

So pretty

Beautiful 💗

The colour is gorgeous

My #hollyhocks are starting to flower. I have loads of self seeded ones now

I hope there all as pretty as that one

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Beautiful #hollyhock flowers

Lovely 🙂

Thats so pretty

I'm definitely growing hollyhocks for next year again 😍 they're fab!

Their beautiful! Do they usually have that wonderful huge bloom?!?? It seems like others I’ve seen aren’t cute that big. There gorgeous gorgeous!!!! Are those an annual??😊💕

Love the fact I’ve got different colours of #hollyhock flowers from the seeds I got from @linfoster

#hollyhock #cerise about to open soon. Seeds from @linfoster

@linfoster Is this a flowerbud or more leaves developing on my #hollyhock ? This is from the seeds I got from you last year 😁

@linfoster oh 😕 ok thanks. What time of year will they usually flower?

These are doing really well. This is the biggest out of the 4 seeds I grew (thanks to @linfoster) the leaves are getting huge!! #foliagefriday 04/10/19 #hollyhock

@scaryskates it's the first year I've grown these. Are they perennials and supposed to come each year?

Oh that’s a shame @scaryskates

This will flower for sure next year👍 I've started some off from seed in the last 2 months in the hope they'll flower next year.thet are "short lived" perennials, but as Gary says, they can last several years, but will eventually fizzle out & die off.

I have lots of these - now I know what they are- but no flowers 😩

@sharonhayden they are biennial so don’t flower in their first year. So hopefully next year they will 😊

That’s confusing 🥴

These two #hollyhock #cerise plants are going great-guns. 13/09/19 #foliagefriday

#hollyhock #cerise #grownfromseed #seedlings Are these ready to start hardening off? Are they nearly ready to plant out or do I need to do anything to them first? 27/05/19

Not much risk of frost anymore so you could start hardening them off and then plant out in another week or two 😊

Great, this tray can go out during the day then. Free up a bit of space when I can plant them up as my marigolds and petunias for a start are still a bit behind!! Everything else is getting there, but they all seem to be growing slowly! Or I’m just impatient!! 😂 @ublaszko

Me too! I sowed more seeds a few days ago and I've been so impatient I thought they were never going to germinate 😁

Right they’ve gone out to play then! And looking at some of my other seedlings like alyssum, dianthus and Gazania, I think they’ll be able to go out soon too!! 👍🏼😁 @ublaszko

I tend to put mine on a windowsill and then leave a gap for the outside air to circulate around the seedlings. Perhaps you could leave the door ajar in your greenhouse during the day. I only do it for 10-20 minutes a day just to make them more sturdy.

I’ve been leaving greenhouse open for the past week or so because of the heat so this is the next step anyway I think 😊 @ublaszko

👍👍 My seedlings are still tiny so I'm keeping them indoors for now. They only have one pair of true leaves 😅 But they're annuals and intended for late summer interest.

@ublaszko yes they sound like my marigolds and petunias, staying inside greenhouse till they’re bigger.

So exciting! I just noticed my peppers and aquilegias (for next year) and asters germinated overnight 😄

Love that feeling! Noticed one of the extra zinnias I planted has germinated. 😁 @ublaszko

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05/05/19 Sorry cataloguing #seedling progress #grownfromseed #hollyhock #crimson

Cataloguing seed germination and growth 11/04/19 #hollyhock #crimson

Cataloguing seeds sown #hollyhock #crimson photo and seeds courtesy of @linfoster 👍🏼😊 26/03/19