Re: hollyhock - Millions in the making? (I wish)

>> Nearly 5 years ago, while vacationing in Costa Rica, I noticed a hollyhock
>> of quite unusual coloration.
>> (For a picture, see:  http://www.execpc.com/~llmen/holly.jpg )
>>
>> Thompson & Morgan is growing a test crop of 200 plants this summer and may
>> offer it in their year 2000 catalog if the plant continues to grow true
>> from seed.  Don't look for Alcea rosea 'Don Martinson', however.  I've
>> requested that it be named 'Millenium'.
>> Any comments on this cultivar are welcome (e.g. Would you buy seeds of this
>> plant???)
>
>Wow, that is interesting -- it makes me think of a Dianthus.  How do
>the flowers do as they fade away?  I would worry that the edges may
>brown and look unsightly...  And of course, is it just the standard
>height?
>
>At any rate, I definitely think it has potential, especially as an
>accent in a corner...  Let us know how everything turns out!
>
>Chris
>


Chris-

Flowers don't deteriorate any more than the regular kind - no browning
under normal conditions.   Height seems to be just a bit smaller than some.
At least my cultural conditions here in Milwaukee, it will bloom at 30-36
inches.  I had plants blooming up until the first frost, about 10 days ago.


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