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Sat, Feb 18, 12 at 11:39
| Has anyone tried or had success with winter sowing hollyhock?
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- Posted by faerygardener z7 Sunset7 (My Page) on Sat, Feb 18, 12 at 12:46
| Absolutely - this is one of the easy ones to winter sow (at least in my zone). Know that some of the older varieties are bienniel (flower in second year). |
Here is a link that might be useful: my blog
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| Oh yes! Did them my first year, and Hollyhocks are not flowers that do well where I live. |
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- Posted by aklinda 7 (lindanewland@myway.com) on Sat, Feb 18, 12 at 17:30
| I am in New Mexico - zone 7b - and have done great with winter sowing hollyhocks. This year I have wintersowed 24 black ones and 24 assorted colors and they are already up. My plants seem to have survived for more than 2 yrs - they never seem to die entirely. There is a rosette of green all winter. They even do well on the limited water and intense sun that they get in my desert climate. |
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- Posted by ladyrose65 6bNJ (My Page) on Sat, Feb 18, 12 at 18:35
| They are easy to grow Hollyhocks, Poppies, and Lupines are usually the first to pop up. |
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| Thanks for all of the responses. I will give it a try. |
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| do it! they winter sow great here in columbus, ohio. |
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- Posted by sandysgardens 4MN (My Page) on Sun, Feb 19, 12 at 13:13
| Winter sowing is how I started all my Hollyhock patches. They were my granddaughers (just turned 6) first jugs to winter sow with me; 4 winters ago. She does 4-6 jugs each winter since. We have some nice Hollyhock patchs now, and some of the plants measured over 8 foot tall at the lake. They will self seed too. |
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