Hollyhock Chater's double-flowered mixed is a hollyhock variety that produces beautiful, coloured double flowers in abundance. This variety is great for placing against fences, fences, as a path border, at the back of the border or garden, climbing frames and walls. As this Hollyhock Chater's double-flowered mixture sows itself very easily, you will enjoy this beautiful and stunning plant for a long time. This double-flowered mixture consists of the colours: peachy pink, red, white, light pink and dark pink. This member of the cheesy herb family (Malvaceae) just like:Linden, Okra, Malva, Greater Cheesewort, Cupermalva, Doerian, Chinese Rose, Beach Poplar and Silver Lime. This hollyhock can be used for the back of a border, also beautiful against fences, walls, fences, climbing frames and palisanders. Hollyhock Chater's double-flowered mixed is also a beautiful and long-lasting cut flower. The petals of the flowers of Chater's double-flowered mixed Hollyhock are edible and can be used to brighten up salads, among other things. Remove the spent flowers regularly to enjoy this beautiful plant for longer.If the spent flowers are removed regularly, this Hollyhock will flower from June to September. This Hollyhock is beautiful in combination with other varieties of Hollyhocks, Dill and Garden Mildew. Hollyhock Chater's double flowered mixed is despite being double flowers very attractive to bees, butterflies and other beneficial insects. The leaves disappear in winter and sprout again the following spring. Hardy biennial. Height: 180 cm.
Outdoor sowing: May - July
Germination: 14 - 21 days
Germination temp. : 18 - 20 °C
Sowing depth: 15 - 20 mm
Plant distance: 40 cm
Sowing in rows: 40 cm
Plant position: sunny - sheltered
Flowering period: May - September
Sow outdoors on a sowing bed from May till July. Sow shallow and press the seeds gently into the soil. Cover the seeds with a thin layer of soil and keep the seed moist and weedfree.
Thin the seedlings, when they're large enough to handle, to 40 cm. Put the plants in October till November on a sunny and sheltered spot. Hollyhock attracts butterflies. Cut the plants hard after flowering has ended. These plants will reseed themselfs freely. The plants flower next year.
