Add vertical color to your garden with Alcea Rosea Double White-Purple Seeds, producing tall, double blooms in striking white and purple shades. Ideal for garden beds, cottage-style borders, or decorative pots, this perennial hollyhock variety brings charm and elegance to your landscape.

Hollyhocks attract pollinators such as bees and butterflies, and they are hardy, low-maintenance, and perfect for creating a classic garden look.

Features

• Tall, double blooms in white and purple
• Thrives in full sun with well-drained soil
• Ideal for garden beds, cottage borders, or decorative pots
• Hardy perennial with low-maintenance care
• Long-lasting summer flowering
• Attracts pollinators including bees and butterflies

Specifications

• Botanical Name: Alcea rosea Double White-Purple
• Type: Perennial
• Flower Color: White with Purple accents
• Light Requirements: Full Sun
• Soil Type: Fertile, well-drained soil
• Bloom Season: Summer to Fall
• Hardiness Zones: USDA Zones 39
• Plant Height: 58 feet (tall vertical growth)
• Plant Spread: 1824 inches
• Germination Time: 1014 days
• Planting Depth: Lightly cover seeds with soil
• Watering Needs: Moderate; keep soil evenly moist
• Ideal Growing Season: Spring sowing for summer blooms
• Maintenance: Stake tall plants for support; deadhead spent flowers to prolong blooming

Planting Guide

1. Sow seeds indoors 68 weeks before the last frost or directly outdoors after frost risk has passed.
2. Lightly cover seeds with soil and maintain consistent moisture until germination.
3. Space seedlings 1824 inches apart in full sun with well-drained soil.
4. Stake tall plants as needed to support vertical growth.
5. Deadhead spent flowers to maintain blooming and encourage bushier growth.