Alcea rosea 'Nigra'

  • Product number: 572460
  • Origin: Eurasia
  • Latin: Alcea rosea

Striking and rare dark purple to black color. Height 150cm

Hollyhocks are the summer kings of your garden. They love full sun and grow in any soil type. Our color assortment is large. They are biennial, although rejuvenation often occurs from the basal rosette, which is stimulated by timely removal of spent flowers.

Names:
Latin: Alcea rosea
Dutch: Enkelbloemige Stokroos
English: Hollyhock Single Flowered

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Sowing method: May-July, cover with a thin layer of soil. Optimal germination temperature 20° C. Cover the sown seeds with a (fleece)cloth to prevent drying out.

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Sowing/planting time:

  • May
  • June
  • July

Harvesting time:

  • Not applicable / Not known

Soil type:

  • All soil types

Cultivation location:

  • Outdoors warm / sheltered

Position:

  • Sun
  • Flower colour: Dark purple to black in color
  • Origin: Eurasia
  • Average growth height: More than 120 cm
  • Annual or perennial: Biennial
  • Attractive to insects: Various insects
  • Winter hardy: Forst hardy
  • Ease of cultivation: Moderate
  • Latin: Alcea rosea
  • Dutch: Single Hollyhock
  • Also known as: Not applicable / Not known
  • English: Hollyhock Single
  • All year round

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