Hollyhock seeds (Alcea rosea) Ideal for back borders, they create a dramatic backdrop as their buds slowly unfurl into exquisite, chalice-shaped flowers. These classic blooms not only add striking color and vertical interest but also serve as companion plants, attracting pollinators and beneficial insects that support a healthy garden ecosystem. With graceful, towering spires, these antique hollyhocks showcase single blossoms in rich hues of deep rose, pink, salmon-pink, and white. Perfect for back borders, they create a dramatic backdrop while slowly unfurling into exquisite, chalice-shaped flowers that evoke old-fashioned charm.

• Hardiness: Biennial, hardy in USDA zones 3–9

• Planting: Direct sow after last frost

• Bloom Season: Summer through Fall

• Exposure: Full sun

• Attributes: Attracts hummingbirds, butterflies, and other pollinators, offers stately towers of flowers

• Germination Rate: 96%

• Flower Time: Biennial; typically flowers in the second year