I have a doubed hollyhock that was a bright yellow last year when it bloomed out this year it is a purplish maroon very dark I also had a single black that didn't come up this year is it possible they cross pollinated or what??? can any one tell me
2006-07-02 07:07:06 · 2 answers · asked by roy_alice_mills 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
As biennials, they will not usually flower the first year from seed. They need to grow that first year, survive the winter and then send up those huge flower stalks the second year. Unfortunately, the mother plants then die after flowering is finished.
Hollyhocks will cross-pollinate. Gardeners should only grow one variety at a time to save pure seed, or isolate varieties by 1/4 mile.
2006-07-02 07:17:31 · answer #1 · answered by Swirly 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
could be the soil's ph.
2006-07-02 07:13:33 · answer #2 · answered by ShaMayMay 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋