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Prairie Princess
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jodi
Washington
USA
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 Posted - Aug 01 2016 : 3:29:24 PM
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I've never grown hollyhocks before, but I'd like to try some in the spring. I'm busy planning out our gardens and landscaping for our new little house. Most of it won't get done til spring, but I'd like to do as much planning and prep now. I've read that hollyhocks can be perennial, but that it depends on their growing zone. I'm in zone 5b, so it's going to get pretty cold over winter. Have any of you gals had success with hollyhocks coming back after a freezing winter? Any tips? :)
"Women are like teabags...you never know how strong they are until they get into hot water." Eleanor Roosevelt
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
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CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
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Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
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Posted - Aug 01 2016 : 6:23:15 PM
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I live in Zone 5 in the Chicago area and grew hollyhocks from seed. The kind I grew were biennial and they bloomed beautifully their second year. They are perfect as a backdrop to shorter plants since they are fairly tall. I grew what was then a new variety, double peach hollyhocks. They were stunning. Hollyhocks need good, rich soil in full sun. I live in a wooded area now, so they are just a memory for me. Good luck with growing your own next spring, I'm sure they will do well.
Dawn in IL
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Cissik
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sylvia
Kent
WA
USA
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Posted - Aug 01 2016 : 8:30:42 PM
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Over here in western WA, my plant went three years dying back each winter, not blooming, hardly growing tall until this summer, grew a lot taller and is now blooming. Gorgeous double red blooms. It was worth the wait. All you can do is try to grow some. Nothing to lose. I will be planting more.
Sylvia
Kent, WA
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Prairie Princess
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jodi
Washington
USA
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Posted - Aug 07 2016 : 11:14:38 PM
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Thanks for the input and advice...I really appreciate it! It sounds like they definitely have a chance... and I feel more inclined to try now. :) I will keep in mind that they like full sun, too, when deciding where to put them. Didn't know they could be biennial, so that's good to know, as well.
"Women are like teabags...you never know how strong they are until they get into hot water." Eleanor Roosevelt
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Perennial Hollyhocks?
