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Summer Carnival Hollyhock

Alcea rosea 'Summer Carnival'

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Summer Carnival Hollyhock (Alcea rosea 'Summer Carnival') at Wallitsch Garden Center

Summer Carnival Hollyhock flowers

Summer Carnival Hollyhock flowers

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Plant Height:  5 feet

Flower Height:  7 feet

Spread:  18 inches

Sunlight:  full sun 

Hardiness Zone:  2

Other Names:  Althaea rosea

Group/Class:  Summer Carnival Mixture

Description:

This mixture produces giant flowers in a wide range of pastel shades, creamy yellow, pinks, purples, red, and salmon; can be susceptible to Japanese beetles; plant in full sun for better growth

Ornamental Features

Summer Carnival Hollyhock features bold spikes of red round flowers with salmon overtones and yellow eyes rising above the foliage from mid to late summer. The flowers are excellent for cutting. Its large tomentose round leaves remain grayish green in color throughout the season.

Landscape Attributes

Summer Carnival Hollyhock is an herbaceous perennial with a rigidly upright and towering form. Its relatively coarse texture can be used to stand it apart from other garden plants with finer foliage.

This is a high maintenance plant that will require regular care and upkeep, and should only be pruned after flowering to avoid removing any of the current season's flowers. It is a good choice for attracting hummingbirds to your yard, but is not particularly attractive to deer who tend to leave it alone in favor of tastier treats. Gardeners should be aware of the following characteristic(s) that may warrant special consideration;

  • Disease
  • Self-Seeding

Summer Carnival Hollyhock is recommended for the following landscape applications;

  • Vertical Accent
  • Mass Planting
  • General Garden Use

Planting & Growing

Summer Carnival Hollyhock will grow to be about 5 feet tall at maturity extending to 7 feet tall with the flowers, with a spread of 18 inches. It tends to be leggy, with a typical clearance of 1 foot from the ground, and should be underplanted with lower-growing perennials. The flower stalks can be weak and so it may require staking in exposed sites or excessively rich soils. It grows at a fast rate, and tends to be biennial, meaning that it puts on vegetative growth the first year, flowers the second, and then dies. However, this species tends to self-seed and will thereby endure for years in the garden if allowed. As an herbaceous perennial, this plant will usually die back to the crown each winter, and will regrow from the base each spring. Be careful not to disturb the crown in late winter when it may not be readily seen!

This plant should only be grown in full sunlight. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.

 
 
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Characteristics
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Applications
Flowers  Texture  Plant Form  Attracts Wildlife 
Ornamental Features

Disclaimer - This Plant Finder tool is an online resource representing many of the varieties that we carry over the course of the season, and is intended for informational purposes only. Inventory varies seasonally, so we cannot guarantee that every plant will be in stock at all times - please contact the store directly for availability. Additionally, the Plant Finder tool does not include our entire inventory of plants, so be sure to visit our store to see varieties that may not be represented on this list.

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