Hollyhock "Summer Carnival" (mix)

Hollyhock ''Summer Carnival'' (mix) - Althaea rosea L.
Garden giants with large velvety flowers.
The stem is powerful, branched, 140-180 cm high. Large semi-double flowers of various colours are collected in long racemes.
Blooms in July-September. Cut stems in the bud stage bloom in water.

Origin: Turkey, Asia.
Special Features: Deepest maroon colour, appearing nearly black in colour. 
Natural Flowering Period: July - October.
Growth Habit: Upright.
Foliage: Round, lobed leaves.
Height with Flower: 140-180 cm.
Spacing between Plants: 50 cm.
Soil Requirement: well-drained soils, pH 5,8 - 6,8.
Location: full Sun.
Specialities: Tremendously popular old-fashioned perennial. 
Grams per 1000 seeds: 10-12.
Seed Requirement: 25 g / 1000 plants. 
Best Sowing Date: anytime.
Way of Germination: fast Germinator.
Germination: These seeds must be covered with a layer of seed kernel diameter. Keep daytime temperatures at approximately +20°C, and keep the moisture constant. The seeds must be kept in the light and moderately warm after germination. 
Germination to Transplant: 4-6 weeks. Transplanting to salable.
Plant: 6 - 8 weeks.
Fertilization: Medium.
Use: plant this extraordinary dark flowering hollyhock together in the border with Echinacea, Salvia sclarea and Panicum virgatum.