July 8, 2007

CROSS POLLINATION
From the viewpoint of Wuv'n Acres©





Hollyhocks sport a large quantity of pollen, which of course, all bees enjoy.
As our seeds are open pollinated, this means that bumblebees have free run of the place,
bouncing from hock to hock with pollen on their bodies, heads, feet and more!
This often leads the way for cross pollination. What does this mean to you?
From my point of view, it means your blooms may look like the parent plant,
the colors may be deeper, lighter, the eye may be more or less pronounced,
the edges may be ruffled more or less, one never knows!

Let it be known that it is my opinion there has yet to be what I would call an 'ugly' hollyhock.
Thus, please understand that you may possibly experience some wonderful colors you did not expect.
Nothing to fuss over, you may end up with an entirely new color your neighbors will beg for!



  • Fertilizing

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  • Cross pollination issues

  • Cleaning up after your Hocks

  • Our available colors in seed form

  • Diseases and pest of the Hollyhock

  • Harvesting seeds / cutting back stalks

  • Did you know? Fun trivia about hollyhocks

  • Full sun / part sun / location for your hollyhocks

  • Moving your plants from one location to another



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