black hollyhock(alcea rosea nigra) (althea)

gorgeous San

im so pleased yorkshire as i bourght one of ebay last year and i lost it, infact it just didnt take off at all, so thrilled with this ;o)

so you should be,

Stunning. :))

thanx yorkshire ;o)
thankyou to linda ;o))

Wow San..unsusal......looks fab

cheers deida was a mixed seed pack so dont know what any of them are, love surprises ;o))

That a nice suprise Sandra ,love this dark colour ....

I love surprises.lol extra bonus

me to janette, its a chance from the norm ;o))
defernatly deida lol

iv no black in my garden thats nice :)

its my first black plant to mark, i wish i had planted this more in view now, but maybe one of the other ones is black to, will see ;o)) thankyou

Very nice girl!!
Yours just blooming and mine are just finishing! :-((
Still haven't planted out yet as waiting for a dry evening! lol

thanx steve, these were the ones i grew last year and huge now, cant wait till full flower ;o))

all mine have bad rust so they got pulled out. this is a lovelly plant so thanks for sharing it with us.

thats a shame sea,, its a common thing rust with them, one of mine its leaves are full of holes, think moths or catterpillars but can see any, but something is having a feast on them ;o(

I like the colour of this one...

Seaburngirl, when in a nursery last week we saw hollyhock seeds that was rust proof leaves. Not sure if you've seen them in your local or if they can get them in. Not sure the makers but can find out if your interested in doing it!!
How about this for a rare rustproof HH. Copy 'n' paste this link
http://www.anniesannuals.com/signs/H/Hollyhock_Alcea_pallida.htm

Can't wait to see which colour the others turn out to be.

Absolutely stunning.

thanx michaella ;o))
im going to look at that steve, mind you never had rust yet, fingers crossed ;o)
i cant wait either Tog ;o)
i love it carol ;o)

I have a black one that Toto sent to me , it's still a baby and growing , I hope it looks like yours next year San . it's gorgeous . :o)

Great color. What an eye catcher. Excited to see what the others turn out to be too. :-)

thanx amy i grew this end of last summer i think and its huge now, hope yours grows well to amy ;o))
cheers GT i cant wait, others a bit slower but lots of buds im glad to say ;o))

This is such a rich, wholesome colour and looks stunning San!

Very nice indeed.

its great Dan and flowers so big now , i love it ;o))

Unusual colour.

got sum buds on mine but the plant is rubbish , urs is lovely, how do u keep the rust at bay

cheers linda, i love the black plants you can get now, something a bit different ;o))
hi cristina, ive been lucky and not had any rust, but i was told as soon as you see any on leaves to cut them off as if it gets in soil it infects the plant, so if i do see a funny leaf it comes right off to be sure ;o))

i put them in pots so they wud b better but still got .may b i just gv up on em lol

;o((( oh no,, maybe one more go cristina, strange though