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questions regarding hollyhocks and phlox

>     I only have single hollyhocks, but I have no trouble getting new 
>ones 
>     from seed, except the blacks. 

Somehow . . .I get doubles and triples to come back fairly reliably.  I
have a peach triple that self-sows and grows like a weed.  They are right
next to my home's foundation with excellent drainage and relatively dry. 
I have a friend who has the maroon doubles come back every year . . . but
they alternate lemon yellow one year, dark maroon the next . . . . . go
figure.

I have seedlings that have sprouted from the fallen seed.  I just ignore
them and they come back in the spring.  My greatest mystery is one year
my doubles have a leaf shaped one way, and the next year the same doubles
have a different leaf shape.  The joys of cross pollination!

Happy Hollyhocking!

Lena
Lena36@juno.com
Zone 5 SE Wisconsin
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