You can collect most any seed, but I recommend starting with easy-to-save kinds like sunflower (Helianthus divaricatus), Zone 3-8, or hollyhock (Alcea rugosa), Zone 4-8, and those whose seed is ...

You can discontinue the fungicide when hot weather arrives, usually by June. One hollyhock species, Alcea rugosa, has a good degree of resistance to rust. Its flowers are a bright shade of pastel ...

Most plants we grow are hybrids of Alcea rosea, which are short lived perennials or biennials. Biennial plants produce foliage in the first year; flower and set seed in the second year.

"I grow plants from seed from Chiltern, in the U.K. I like the chocolate-colored Digitalis parviflora and the yellow hollyhock with fig-like leaves, Alcea rugosa. It is more resistant to rust than ...

I also like single-flowered forms and always try to grow the soft-lemon species Alcea rugosa (available from Chiltern Seeds). Hollyhocks are short-lived perennials for well-drained soil and full ...