Alcea rosea syn. Althaea rosea

19/7/2024

Beautiful 🩷🩷🩷🩷

Thanks Chris 🩷🩷🩷🩷 @midnightgardener They're having a good year!

@jeatacake They certainly are Jeff. Aren't you lucky. I bought one years ago and to this day I don't know what happened to it. Do they take some time to establish?🩷🩷

Not usually, although they are prone to slug & snail attacks when small and also rust when established. I've grown all mine from seed & they usually (approx 70%) flower in the following year. Once established, you can get a few years out of them as shortlived perennials. I keep seed from the best ones & usually part of the allotment is used as a nursery bed for future plants 🩷💗🩷 @midnightgardener

23/6/2020

They are lovely. How do you stop the rust problem?

That's a nice one Jeff I stopped growing them because of rust

How beautiful 💕💞💕

That’s gorgeous Jeff 🌸🌸🌸

Thanks Lizabeth & Alan. Ones I had at my old house used to suffer from it quite badly, but where I am now they are so far unaffected 🙏🤞 @yourturn & @alan1111

Thank you ladies 💗💗💗💗💗 @cyndi @linfoster @columbiariver @kez001uk & @pelly 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸

Thanks Katy 🌸 @gjones

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