Hollyhocks

[Foz]

I think thats what they called....

someone at work gave me some seeds for them

does anyone else grow them?

[Riz]

I think thats what they called....

someone at work gave me some seeds for them

does anyone else grow them?

salaam fozia.

hi..

they are very attractive flowers, they attract hummingbirds but living in uk we dont have them.. my next door neighbour grew them in the front garden and everyone liked them.. i think they only flower in the second season after you sowed them though, not sure..



http://www.iflorist.co.uk/images/PRODUCT/medium/Flower%20-%20Hollyhock.jpg

[Foz]

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ill have a go at growing them

where i work there is a church next to us and i always walk through the garden to get to the car park and it always looks lovely as its got roses and all sorts
also got hassled by some blackbirds there as they were protectingt their baby... :eek:.....i honestly thought they were goingt o attack me the noise they were making! the funny thing is i hadnt noticed the babybird ont he grass until they made the racket!! anyway am waffling now lol
the vicar there always says hello if hes working in the garden and was going to ask him for some seeds but when i was talking about it to a work colleague he said he would give me some as he has loads in his garden.

will let you know how sucessful i am lol

[Tania]

Cultivation informations:

The requisites for the production of a fine bloom of hollyhocks are a deep, rich, moist soil; perfect drainage, to prevent injury by winter damp; and full exposure to air and light. In places much overshadowed by trees, or where much hemmed in by walls and fences, hollyhocks do not prosper. They love sunshine and fresh air; they love good living; and in a hot, dry season may with great advantage be liberally supplied with water.

from: http://www.aboutflowers.org/hollyhockaltho_xbv.htm



Its a wild flower, so i think will be easy to grow :)

[Foz]

thanks for that!!!

wa going to grow them by the back fence...my need to have a rethink.....

[Tania]

I think you should ask your colleague. I found so many cultivation directions for the same plant that now i am confused. The differences are coming from the seed: crossings, hybrids . May be you can plant where do you want.

[Foz]

oh gosh its not straight forward then!! will do some research myself too! thanks xx

[Riz]

fozia.. they are really beautiful though..

they sell the bulbs on this website, and i have bought from them before and are reliable ( just a thought) get lots of inspiration when i browse through there on-line catalogue ( uk based). here is a link to the hollyhocks
http://www.spaldingbulb.co.uk/r_11691-042/Border-Plants/Hollyhock-in-Mixed-Colours.htm

main website
http://www.spaldingbulb.co.uk/


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[Foz]

yeah you're right they look beautiful in those pics...

JazakAllah Khair for the links...spalding isnt too far from me lol

ill try the seeds this year and if i dont get very far will get the bulbs next year lol

[Foz]

well at the same time as the chillis i decided to start the holyhocks....(maybe a bit early but got a bit impatient lol) and one has germinated...only been 2/3 days!!

[~Obsidian~]

Where did you plant them then Foz? I've got some seeds and I wanted to plant them in the back but the conditions aren't ideal there, how are yours doing? I'd appreciate some directions :p

[Riz]

most hollyocks flower in the 2nd season..

unless you have the new ones which flower in the first season :)

[Foz]

Where did you plant them then Foz? I've got some seeds and I wanted to plant them in the back but the conditions aren't ideal there, how are yours doing? I'd appreciate some directions :p


i planted them in the back of the garden by the side fence

but my rabbit dug them up..i think i got 2 left.... will take a pic tomorrow. They havent grown much

[~Obsidian~]

most hollyocks flower in the 2nd season..

unless you have the new ones which flower in the first season :)
Nope no new ones, they should flower in the second season insha Allah like you said :sunny:
i planted them in the back of the garden by the side fence

but my rabbit dug them up..i think i got 2 left.... will take a pic tomorrow. They havent grown much

Oh dear :p

[Foz]

yep...i threatened to cook him after that :rolleyes:


i think i put them outside too soon..as they stopped growing

[ze leetle elper]

Still small:sunny:

[Riz]

^ nice

they must have grown a lot by now huh zee !?

i germinated some too, peach in colour and smell, theses are the ones which will flower in the first season....


i potted most of them in the ground today, still have a few in pots and will find a space for them in the flower bed too.

[ze leetle elper]

Your leaves sre bigger than mine lol, mine are still in thepit but taking it over now! I was thinking of leaving them in the pot this year and planting them out next year maybe...cos I still have to clear the area I want to plant them in! :p

[~Obsidian~]

:cheerleader:Go Hollyhocks Go!:cheerleader:

[Riz]

i germinated my hollyhock seeds today.. give them a real early start :)

ill update when i see some action in the seedling pots...

[Riz]

i have germination after 3 days, pics later on tonight :)

[Riz]

i germinated 3 seeds in each pot, so in total around 20....:cheerleader::cheerleader::cheerleader:

[Riz]

hollyhock seedlings..... will pot them individually at some point...

[Riz]

growing real slow under a 35 watt single tube light

[ze leetle elper]

My plant from last year (looks tiny on the previous page!) is now huge lol! Like leaves the size of your hands mashaallah! I kind of neglected it over winter *ahem* but it kept its foliage...only problem was something munched up a lot of the leaves!! (caterpillar maybe?) anyhoo I put it in the ground today, it was already it a huge pot but even that was full of roots! I also found another wild hollyhock plant hiding behind near the fence lol! :D

[felicity]

I planted three hollyhocks today, but I was so busy buying plants and seeds didn't look properly but also brought mix seed packet which also includes hollyhocks; guess I'll have lots of them, Inshallah.

[Riz]

i had to sow more of the seeds, as the other died coz of the cold earlier on in the season...


here is a pic of the new ones i germinated a while a go

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa300/sajid_012/DSC01915.jpg

[felicity]

Mine died but have brought new seeds for another try.

[Riz]

mine have made a welcome return :)


http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa300/sajid_012/DSC05739.jpg

[Foreveryoung]

^ Mashallah very nice :)



Thats the very first thing i started with........ Hollyhocks..... But they never showed up. I never saw its seedling even. So wasnt a success. i think the seeds were expired. But Allysums seeds were also expired when i sowed them and they did pretty well..


http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss217/AyeshaUK2009/Gardening/DSCN5652.jpg

http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss217/AyeshaUK2009/Gardening/DSCN5653.jpg

[Riz]

^ how did u get on with them ash ???


mine are getting huge seems like overnight lol


http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa300/sajid_012/Photo0086.jpg

[~Obsidian~]

Allahu Akbar!! I've been trying to figure out what it was that grew this year LOL, and I think it's a hollyhock! I planted a ton of flower seeds last year that failed, so when these mysterious plants popped up this year I hadn't the foggiest clue what they were! Had a beautiful flower :D and one redundant plant (and an ex-plant that was sacrificed because I didn't have a clue what it was - I almost killed the surviving two by transplanting them while one was flowering, but they survived!) but I didn't have the stereotypical blooms, the 'bells' of the flower just hang downwards. The leaves match those in your pic though Riz! I am a confused bunny....

I think the flower is coming to an end, but now I have loooooads of seeds to harvest :D

[Foreveryoung]

^ how did u get on with them ash ???


I think I never said Bismillah when sowed my Hollyhocks seeds :( They never showed up. :down:

But mashallah yours looking really nice and healthy/ Cant wait to see the flowers :)

[~Obsidian~]

Insha'Allah they'll sprout up when you least expect it.

I'm scrapping the hollyhock theory, I'm going with antirrhinum now :p

[Riz]

i can see flower buds developing :)


http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa300/sajid_012/Photo0405.jpg

[Riz]

hollyhock flower blooming


http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa300/sajid_012/Photo0869.jpg

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa300/sajid_012/Photo0877.jpg

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa300/sajid_012/Photo0892.jpg

[Riz]

another hollyhock, a different colour..


http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa300/sajid_012/Photo1117-1.jpg

[noora]

another hollyhock, a different colour..


http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa300/sajid_012/Photo1117-1.jpg

thank you