Go Back Hollyhock Creme de Cassis

Posted: May 7, 2019 at 3:58 PM

Alcea rosea 'Creme de Cassis'

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    Plant Type: Perennials

    This hollyhock will command the center of attention with its 3-4 inch wide flowers. The showy blooms are white with a raspberry-red eye zone and a small, yellow throat. Both single and semi-double blooms can be found on a single stem. Cooler climates stimulate more double blooms.  Feel free to grow hollyhocks under Black Walnut trees; they are tolerant of the toxic juglone that is emitted through the trees' roots. Hollyhocks are best treated as a biennial or short-lived perennial, but will often reseed themselves for many years.

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    Growing & Maintenance Tips:

    Hollyhocks provide excellent architectural height, contrast and a certain amount of old world charm to cottage gardens and border backgrounds. Also effective, when grown in a cluster, against walls or fences. May need to be staked if planted in a windy site. Rich, moist, well-drained soil is essential. Watch for Japanese Beetles, they are very attracted to them. Feel free to grow hollyhocks under Black Walnut trees; they are tolerant of the toxic juglone that is emitted through the trees' roots. Hollyhocks are best treated as a biennial or short-lived perennial.

    Flower Color

    White with raspberry red eye zone and yellow throat

    Foliage Color

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    Plant Spread

    12-18 in.

    Good Companions

    Baby's Breath (Gypsophila paniculata), Balloon Flower (Platycodon grandiflorus), Blue Mist Shrub (Caryopteris ), Butterfly Bush (Buddleia davidii), Delphinium (Delphinium ), Globe Thistle (Echinops ritro), Grass-Ornamental (Miscanthus sinensis)

    Plant Height

    4 ft.

    Scape Height

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    Hardness Zone

    2-8

    Soil Moisture

    Average water needs

    Characteristics & Attributes

    Attributes

    Border, Mass Plant, Cut flower or foliage, Specimen, Dried Flower, Cottage Gardens

    Bloom Time

    Mid-summer

    Critter Resistance

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    Exposure

    Full sun

    Growth Rate

    Rapid

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