What are Hollyhocks?

Hollyhocks are tall, spectacular flowering plants in the Mallow family, which are used in gardens around the world, especially to ensure depth and texture in the old -fashioned garden. They come in annual, semi -annual and permanent varieties depending on the species and easily appear, sometimes appear in strange places and are considered to be flowering weeds. When Hollyhocks grow in the conditions they enjoy, plants reach impressive heights and emit the abundance of flowers in colors such as purple, pink, white, red and yellow. The most popular cultivar is alcea rosea , although there are more than 60 species in the alcea . The name "Hollyhock" is used to refer to flowers in England since the 13th century, although it was originally spelled out Holihoc , Portmanteau of holi , for the saints and for the holy and hoc , for Mallow. The plant was also referred to as Cole St. Cuthbert, which suggests that she could be included in religious gardens like those in churches andmonasteries.

In Asia, Hollyhocks appear in works of art from China and Japan and are closely linked to Tokugawa Shogunate, who used Hollyhock in his seal. Hollyhocks were probably brought from Asia to the Middle East and began to appear in parts of the Middle East to the 11th century. European visitors brought with them flowers back around this period and the seeds of Hollyhock were also included in the first ships in America.

Gardeners grow Hollyhocks from seeds and seedlings and postpone many Hollyhock seeds to grow in the next year. Flowers prefer full sun and well -drained soil, with occasional, deep watering and should be grown with a little spa so that the stems do not interfere with each other. Hollyhocks grows four to 10 in the USDA zones and are relatively resistant, even if they are susceptible to fungal infections. You want to avoid infection, check regularlyHollyhocks and in the evening do not expire them because it exposes the risk of infestation of the mushroom.

In the old -fashioned gardens, Hollyhocks are often used to secure a high wall of the color at the back of the bed. Many gardeners also grow Hollyhocks near fences and other divisions in the garden to soften the crossing and Hollyhocks also complement the gardens of wild flowers. Because Hollyhocks easily re -re -, care should be about less energetic species, because Hollyhocks can choke smaller plants.