Plant hollyhock seeds in the late summer or early fall, at least 6 to 8 weeks before the first frost. Don't wait too long—seeds planted too late in the fall won't have enough time to establish ...

For romanticism, stature, elegance and pollinator-friendly credentials, growing hollyhocks will add a very special dimension ...

One of my favorite flowers growing up was hollyhocks. There was a stand of them, along the side of the horse shed on the family farm. My grandmother had planted them long ago, but somehow, magically, ...

What flower is able to grow 6 to 10 feet tall, has been around at least 50,000 years, as evidenced by the remains found in the grave of a Neanderthal man, and is said to have curative powers? Give up?

French hollyhocks, also known as fig-leaved hollyhocks (Alcea ficifolia), are an old-fashioned flower making a comeback in West Texas gardens. Unlike common hollyhock (Alcea rosea), French hollyhocks ...

MANSFIELD-Chris Zaniboni is a writer of murder-mysteries, but this might be one for the books. It's a huge hollyhock. At 12 1/2-feet-tall and growing, the maroon-colored bloom plant reaches the second ...