| No more tall, creaky, ready-to-topple Hollyhocks -- Queeny Purple introduces a whole new era for this sun-loving favorite! The dwarf plants are just 2 to 3 feet high, and hold up their bounty of HUGE double blooms beautifully all summer long without staking, propping, or tying! Such a revolutionary new look that it won a 2004 All-America Selection, Queeny Purple is just waiting to transform your sunny garden! Perfect for cutting, these fully double, rich purple flowers reach 3 to 4 inches wide, and look much larger on their dwarf plant! They boast one of the longest bloom seasons of any Hollyhock, too, starting a bit earlier and finishing later than most others. You just can't go wrong with this hardworking newcomer! The plant quickly forms a dense, well-branched, fat little plant 2 to 3 feet high and 1 to 1½ feet wide. Plant a long row in the middle of the sunny annual bed, line the driveway or garden path, or dot Queeny Purple as royal accents in any sunny setting! Why not surround these plants with a carpet of snowy white Sweet Alyssum, a low foreground planting of Rose Moss, or a backdrop of taller Hollyhocks? No matter the setting, Queeny Purple glows with rich color and tremendous flower power! Like all Hollyhocks, Queeny Purple is easy to grow from seed. Start it indoors, barely covering the seed (or dropping it into the pre-drilled holes of your Bio Dome). It will sprout within about 2 weeks, and grows quickly. Transplant into rich, well-worked soil, spacing the plants a foot or so apart, and feed and water them heavily during the growth season. (Remember, Hollyhocks are a barnyard flower, thriving in all that rich manure!) You will love this carefree garden and cutflower! Pkt is 25 seeds. |
