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Posted: Aug/12/2007 12:54 PM PST
I put hollyhocks in late last year (3-4" pot, a bit rootbound at end of season) - it came up this year and is in a spot that gets good early day sun until about 4 pm, but I have a plant that is barely 1 1/2 feet tall and no blooms or flowers. It is a garden bed that admittedly is poorly fertilized - it has been the last bed I've developed, it was under some small tree we chopped down. Do they take time to establish? Are they heavy feeders? HELP! |
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Posted: Aug/12/2007 1:09 PM PST
My experience is that they grow big and bloom the second year. Since this one was in a pot, this may be called the first year. I would just leave it and see what happens next summer. Mine was beautiful this year. I had transplanted it a year ago in the early spring and was not sure it would make it. So hang in there, I really like hollyhock. Just finished cutting off the stocks and the plant looks really healthy and is growing well. Next year will be another surprise. LB |
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Posted: Aug/13/2007 4:18 AM PST
Thanks! |
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Posted: Nov/24/2007 7:49 AM PST
I know this comes a bit late. Hollyhocks grow a large taproot and I believe what happened was your plants were in the pot too long. In my experience HH's need to planted out EARLY with only a few true leaves showing. They self-sow pretty darn well on their own too 
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