Hollyhock 50 seeds

 A favourite of all tortoises and lizards

The Hollyhock is the tallest and stateliest of all the Mallows

There are both single- and double-flowered forms, many flowers, four to five inches in diameter, being borne on substantial stems that will attain a height of six or seven feet.
The colours range from white and yellow to shades of pink to scarlet, crimson and purple.
Planted in groups at the back of the border, the Hollyhock lends itself to bold effect, especially if planted against a background of dark green.
The foliage is large and rounded and is produced beneath the flower-spike; it is sometimes subject to rust, which is best controlled by dusting with green sulphur immediately the first symptoms appear.
For successful cultivation a deep loamy soil, trenched three spits deep, is necessary and good drainage is essential.