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Alcea rosea Spring Celebrities Purple


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Alcea rosea Spring Celebrities Purple has double, magenta-purple flowers on stems to just 3 feet tall.


Description:
The Spring Celebrities series are dwarf hollyhocks (Alcea rosea) will grow to just 3 feet tall making them perfect for small gardens or for the mid border. They have ruffly double flowers in a variety of colours. Spring Celebrities Purple has magenta-purple flowers. Easy to grow in a variety of soils including seasonally dry sites but hollyhocks really perform well in rich, loamy soil with good moisture.


Common Name: Hollyhock

Family: Malvaceae (The Mallow Family)

Zone Hardiness: 3-9

Light: Full Sun

Height: 2-4'

Width: 12-24"

Primary Bloom Colour: Purple

Secondary Bloom Colour: Magenta

Class: Deciduous

Type: Perennial

Bloom Time: Summer

Soil Moisture: Average, Dry

Stem Colour:

Fragrance: No

Berries: No

Benefits: Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Deer Resistant: Unknown

BC Native: No

Native Habitat: Not known in a truly wild situation.

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Geogrpahical Origin: Asia and the Pacific - Asia - China and Japan

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