The previous two columns discussed the early phases of the hollyhock plant’s life cycle. This column will pick up from there and elaborate on the relatively longer growth and maturity phase of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A group of pink, white, and red hollyhocks stand tall in bloom near a building. - JULIA Culp/Shutterstock Hollyhocks are wonderful ...

Dear Jane: What’s wrong with my hollyhocks? Every leaf on the plants is covered with orange bumps, and the stems and blossoms are stunted. Could it be all the rain we had, or is it some kind of blight ...

Dear Carol: I have a few questions about hollyhocks. A couple of years ago, I planted my first plants, from transplants bought at a nursery. They were a wonderful rose red. I let them set seed. This ...

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Q. My hollyhocks have what looks like blight. There are new leaves emerging normally. What causes this and is there any treatment for it, other than cutting out the blighted leaves?-Margaret Bitz, ...

The post Should You Trim Brown and Damaged Hollyhock Leaves? is by Sarah Jay and appeared first on Epic Gardening, the best urban gardening, hydroponic gardening, and aquaponic gardening blog. When it ...

Hollyhocks (Alcea rosea) are members of the Malvaceae, or mallow, family. While other members of the mallow family, like marsh mallow, are grown specifically for their culinary or medicinal qualities, ...

Q: My hollyhock did well for a while, then rust began spreading leaf to leaf. Should I forget about trying to grow this plant here?-- M.V., Houston A: This fungal disease is usually a pest. When it ...

Hollyhocks grow 3 to 8 feet tall on a single stem, with single or double flowers that bloom from the bottom up.