Hollyhock seeds resembling seeds of lunaria, the money plant, are large ... germinate and soon be ready to set out in the garden in a sunny location, preferably sheltered from the wind.

Preparing a wall of the hollyhock plant not only attracts pollinators to your garden, but this sunlight-loving, big-sized plant also provides shade to the smaller plants growing under it.

they like to be in charge and will self-seed wherever they find a nice sunny spot to suit them. That’s my experience anyway, having tried in vain to grow hollyhocks elsewhere in my garden.

Q: I have a hollyhock problem and wonder if its due to all the rain. I finally got a nice row going along the sunny side of my ... cut the whole plant to the ground. Then either burn or bag ...

Hollyhocks are incredibly easy to grow from seed and are the ideal garden flower for attracting ... Move the trays to a sunny windowsill or greenhouse for 10-14 days to finish germinating.

The sight of hundreds of cup-shaped hollyhocks blooming on a wall is a visual treat. But being aesthetically enchanting is just one of the many aspects of this tall and elegant flowering plant.

There are lots of beautiful new flowers and plants that are promoted each year to the gardener by various vendors and gardening magazines ... since childhood is the hollyhock Alcea rosea.

“I planted because we live in the Garden District.” Contact Tucson freelance writer Elena Acoba at acoba@dakotacom.net. Kha Dang’s tips for growing hollyhocks. • Select a sunny spot.