Is Malva zebrina a hollyhock?
Is Malva zebrina a hollyhock?
Malva zebrina is a perennial that brightens your garden with soft pink and purple flowers from early summer to fall. Also known as zebra mallow, French hollyhock or hollyhock mallow, this sturdy plant grows in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 4 through 8.
How do you grow Malva zebrina from seed?
400 seed/gram. Sow indoors in a soil-less mix in February germinating at 20 C (68 F) for 10-20 days. After germination, grow on under lights at a slightly cooler temperature before hardening off and transplanting out to a sunny site in the garden.
Can you plant Malva zebrina in pots?
This is a short-lived perennial or biennial, often flowering itself to death in the first year, but coming back the next year from self-sown seedlings. Excellent in containers, or the sunny border. In cold regions this is well worth growing, because of the long blooming season.
How do you grow hollyhock Malva?
Hollyhock Malva care
- Planting hollyhock may be done in spring or fall.
- Select a sunny location sheltered from the wind.
- Spring plantings will be safer in areas where winters are severe.
- Plant as soon as nursery stock is received.
Are hollyhocks and mallow the same?
Meet the mallows, cousins of the hollyhock, exuberant plants at home in cottage or formal gardens. Mallow is a lovely flower that blooms in late summer and into fall. Malva is the ancient Latin name for mallow.
What is zebra hollyhock (Malva sylvestris)?
There are different varieties of Malva sylvestris and the one that we carry seeds for is Zebrina, also known as Zebra Hollyhock. Zebrina has striking dark maroon veins over light lavendar petals that comes back “true” from seed (however, the background color of the petal can vary in intensity from seed to seed).
How do you plant Malva zebrina HollyHock seeds?
Establishing Hollyhock from flower seeds is very rewarding. To get a jump start on the growing season, you can sow Malva Zebrina seeds indoors or in the greenhouse 6 – 8 weeks before the last frost date. Use starter trays and quality starter mix and sow the Hollyhock seeds on the surface, pressing them into the soil to make good contact.
What is a zebrina HollyHock?
Hollyhock (Malva Sylvestris Zebrina) – What a profusion of color in the garden! Plant hollyhock seeds and enjoy this showy, tall favorite perennial. Zebrina has 2 inch white to lavender flowers with deep purple stripes pointing to a purple center. The flowers are born on tall stalks among deep green glossy foliage.
Can you grow Malva sylvestris from seed?
Malva Sylvestris is commonly known as a French Hollyhock. Establishing hollyhock from flower seeds is very rewarding. To get a jump start on the growing season, you can sow Malva Zebrina seeds indoors or in the greenhouse 6 – 8 weeks before the last frost date.
