Halo Mix Hollyhock (Alcea rosea) is a beautiful and distinctive hollyhock mixture known for its large single blooms marked with dramatic contrasting centers, or “halos.” Flowers appear in a charming range of colors including pink, rose, red, white, cream, yellow, lavender, and soft purple, each accented by a bold central eye. This gives the planting a bright, cheerful, old-fashioned look while adding extra depth and interest to the garden display.
Garden Uses
Halo Mix is excellent for cottage gardens, back borders, fence lines, pollinator gardens, cutting gardens, and old-fashioned flower beds. Its tall flowering stems create a strong vertical accent and look especially attractive along barns, sheds, walls, and picket fences. The colorful halo-patterned blooms combine beautifully with daisies, foxgloves, delphiniums, coreopsis, salvia, yarrow, and ornamental grasses.
Growing Information
Grow Halo Mix in full sun and well-drained, fertile soil. Plants generally reach 5 to 7 feet tall and should be spaced to allow good air circulation. Provide regular moisture during establishment, then water during dry periods. Staking may be helpful in windy areas. Seeds may be started indoors early or direct sown outdoors after danger of frost. Hollyhocks are often grown as biennials or short-lived perennials, and plants may reseed where conditions are favorable.
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