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Hollyhock
Alcea rosea · Perennial
Hollyhock is a fast-growing perennial, hardy in USDA zones 2-10, that matures to about 5–8 ft × 1–2 ft. It does best in full sun with medium water needs in well-drained, moist and occasionally-dry soil. Expect yellow, orange and pink blooms in summer. It attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds, stands up well to black walnut and rabbits and grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 2-10
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 5–8 ft × 1–2 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- High
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally-dry
- Bloom color
- Yellow, Orange, Pink, Purple, Red, White
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Pollinators, Songbirds
- Tough against
- Black walnut, Rabbits
- Native to
- Garden origin
Will it survive your winters?
We score Hollyhock’s freeze-trouble range against the real coldest nights your area has recorded.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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