Fiesta Time Hollyhock
Alcea rosea 'Fiesta Time'
SKU
30008
Perfectly suited to smaller gardens, courtyards, and mixed containers, with shorter stems displaying big, frilly, cerise-pink double flowers with softer-colored fringed edges. A stunning cut or dried flower. Ideal for creating a mid-border vertical effect, especially effective when under-planted with lower growing perennials. An herbaceous perennial.
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Full sun
Water regularly, when top 3 in. of soil is dry.
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- 101 Market
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- 14th Street Garden Center
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| Botanical Pronunciation | al-KEE-uh RO-zee-uh |
|---|---|
| Average Size at Maturity | Fast growing; reaches 3 ft. tall, 1 to 2 ft. wide. |
| Bloom Time | Summer |
| Deciduous/ Evergreen | Herbaceous |
| Flower Attribute | Flowers for Cutting, Showy Flowers |
| Flower Color | Pink |
| Foliage Color | Green |
| Garden Style | Cottage |
| Growth Rate | Fast |
| Landscape Use | Border, Container, Mass Planting, Specimen, Cutting Garden, Coastal Exposure, Wildlife Garden, Urban Garden, Small Spaces |
| Light Needs | Full sun |
| Special Feature | Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Hummingbirds, Extreme Cold Hardiness, Fast Growing, Bird Friendly, Compact Form |
| Water Needs | Moderate |
| Watering Needs | Water regularly, when top 3 in. of soil is dry. |
Thrives in average to enriched, well-drained soils. Once established in the landscape, tolerates mild drought; water container plants when soil surface becomes dry. Feed with a slow-release fertilizer in spring. Remove spent flowers to promote continued bloom. Cut back to the ground at the end of the season. Biennial; often reseeds.
This Plant's Growing Zones: 3-9
Your USDA Cold Hardiness Zone:
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