Re: Hollyhocks
>A couple of years ago, someone (from this list ?) offered free seeds to a
>dark burgundy hollyhock. It was named 'Blackberry Swirl', I think.
>It bloomed last year for the first time - very dark.
The photo of 'Blackberry Swirl' that I saw was dark burgundy, but had
a white picotee edge. Did yours look like this?
Concerning the "black" hollyhock, I have seen this variously
described as the Watchman Strain or simply Alcea nigra (although I
doubt that it deserves separate species status). I grew it several
years ago and the weevils loved it!
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Don Martinson
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
l*@execpc.com
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