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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
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Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
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 Posted - May 24 2016 : 9:25:08 PM
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My neighbor (next to my shop) has HollyHocks on Steroids!!!
The leaves are ginormous! and the blooms are rich in color!
I am 5'5" tall and even thou the plants are on the wall,,, they are ginormous...
and there are a gazillion hummingbirds hanging around,,, they are waiting in anticipation of the blooms exploding...
>^..^<
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LadyInRed
True Blue Farmgirl
6740 Posts
PeggyAnn
Vancouver
WA
USA
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Posted - May 24 2016 : 11:53:48 PM
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Wow Gracie...I guess those Hollyhocks are on Steroids! Wowser! One of my Favorite Old Fashion
Flowers! Though I have never seen any that looked Like The Beanstalk from Jacks Story until now!
CrAzY!
Hugs,
Peggy
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
4740 Posts
Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
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Posted - May 25 2016 : 04:40:28 AM
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I love hollyhocks too! I used to have two houses ago the double peaches & cream variety. They thrived and did great in their sunny area. My last house and this one are on wooded lots, not enough sun for hollyhocks to grow. Keep taking pictures & enjoy your visiting hummingbirds!
Dawn in IL
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DandeeRose
True Blue Farmgirl
1509 Posts
Alicia
Charlestown, IN
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crafter
True Blue Farmgirl
2313 Posts
lori
Fort Atkinson
Wisconsin
USA
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Posted - May 25 2016 : 10:41:20 AM
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wow are those pretty!!
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
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Posted - May 25 2016 : 1:45:43 PM
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Beautiful!!!! We have lots of hummingbirds, also. They are sure eating a lot!
Marly
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17161 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
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Marilyn Hartman Sullivan
True Blue Farmgirl
1138 Posts
Marilyn
Oxford
PA
USA
1138 Posts |
Posted - May 26 2016 : 07:43:47 AM
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I put hollyhocks in last year and they grew, but didn't bloom (first year), and this year they are coming up beautifully. We have had a late spring, so maybe they are a little behind, but I am hoping to see blooms this year!
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HealingTouch
True Blue Farmgirl
3448 Posts
Darlene
Kunkletown
Pa
USA
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Posted - May 26 2016 : 8:33:11 PM
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Beautiful. I love hollyhocks but have never seen them that big. Awesome.
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Darlene
Sister 1922
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17161 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17161 Posts |
Posted - May 29 2016 : 10:28:55 PM
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We have been having a 'Peddlers Fair" going on here in our little town,,, for the memorial day holiday.. and it is fun to watch the tourists as well as the locals admire these ginormous Hollyhocks... as well as watch them taking photos of themselves by the plant...
I dug up 3 of the Hollyhock starts,, only 1 survived and is doing quit well... Fingers crossed that next year I will get 'Hollyhock on steroids'...lol!
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
13641 Posts
CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
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Posted - May 30 2016 : 12:30:32 PM
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I love hollyhocks, but unforuntately, any I've planted have not produced over the years! Hmmmmm . . .
Right now my irises, columbines, snapdragons and salvia are in bloom. One nice thing about what I have is not everything blooms at the same time so I have flowers of some sort in bloom all summer and into early fall.
Soon my peonies will be blooming and they are wonderful!
CJ
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
7001 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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Posted - May 30 2016 : 12:44:06 PM
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A little hollyhock info - they're bi-annuals so they bloom the year after you plant them. Since they reseed after the second year you should have a continuous blooming.
I have seen all kinds of hollyhocks but Grace, I do believe those are the tallest ones. My favorite hollyhocks I have grown over the years is 'Outhouse Hollyhocks' I order from Seed Savers. They're a heirloom hollyhock found growing around an old outhouse. And for you too young to know what an outhouse is all I can say is bless your hearts.
Sara~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14
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Christy925
True Blue Farmgirl
476 Posts
Christy
Midland
Michigan
USA
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Posted - May 31 2016 : 03:27:30 AM
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LOL...Bless your hearts for sure :)
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Originally posted by YellowRose
A little hollyhock info - they're bi-annuals so they bloom the year after you plant them. Since they reseed after the second year you should have a continuous blooming.
I have seen all kinds of hollyhocks but Grace, I do believe those are the tallest ones. My favorite hollyhocks I have grown over the years is 'Outhouse Hollyhocks' I order from Seed Savers. They're a heirloom hollyhock found growing around an old outhouse. And for you too young to know what an outhouse is all I can say is bless your hearts.
Sara~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14
FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015.
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth.
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17161 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17161 Posts |
Posted - May 31 2016 : 7:41:12 PM
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Sara.. "bless your hearts"... lol &wink wink...
Iremember my first time seeing Hollyhocks ... they were growing up infront of a little garden shed..(in Biola. CA..in 1963 on a farm) . and the reason I remember them.. It was also my 1st encounter with a humming bird!
Oh the things we remember... now if only I could remember where I placed my reading glasses!!! Snork giggle!
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17161 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17161 Posts |
Posted - Jun 20 2016 : 3:35:06 PM
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the hollyhocks are starting to thin out,,,, as the temps get higher...
here is the most recent pic of them...
I hung my apron for you to get a better perspective of their height.
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com
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mrssarahhall
True Blue Farmgirl
1272 Posts
Sarah
Longmont
Colorado
USA
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Posted - Jul 15 2016 : 1:54:16 PM
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Wow! Grace, your hollyhocks really have gone nuts this year, I have never seen any so tall! The opposite has happened with mine, they are very stunted this year and the colors are not vibrant as they usually are. I did see your comment above about the heat thinning them out... it has been very hot here, perhaps that is what happened to mine.
Sarah
Farmgirl # 5223
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