Saflax White Hollyhock

Hollyhocks are a must-have in any cottage garden and make excellent specimen plants in perennial beds as well as against house walls. Their blossoms are not only beautiful to look at, but also refine salads, punches, and teas.

Our tips:

• Sow seeds in a window box between May and July and plant out in the garden in autumn
• Loosen the soil well before planting out, as hollyhocks form taproots
• Plant against walls or provide a climbing aid
• Fertilise regularly in the second year
• Ensure the soil is consistently moist
• Water several times a day during longer dry periods
• Provide good support in locations that are not sufficiently sheltered
• Fully bloomed calyxes can be dried
• Protect the soil in winter