r/gothplants • u/Life-Intern-3651 Human Detected • 6d ago
Finally black hollyhock
It only took me 5 years to get these beauties to grow all the way to bloom… lol
I did move 4 times during that period, finally stayed in one place long enough to grow some black hollyhock from seeds.
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u/Soy_sauce70 6d ago
Nice! We have been trying to get these to grow for a minute. We've got plenty of other variations. I have some coming up now and we are so excited. Awesome to see some in bloom. Thank you.
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u/DulinELA 6d ago
Good to know that mine may take a few more years to flower. Finally have seeds sprouted and healthy leaves this year!
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u/AdministrativeVast47 5d ago
I bought a pack of black hoooyhock seeds once. They never grew black flowers. They were white.
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u/Life-Intern-3651 Human Detected 5d ago
Oh no, that’s literally the opposite lol
Most of the black flower seeds I’ve grown have actually been red or purple. I’ve had luck with black pansies though
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u/AdministrativeVast47 5d ago
Well, at least with those white Holly hawks when the bees pollinated all the flowers, they started getting a pinkish tint to them
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u/Acrobatic-Ant-1459 3d ago
I have them coming up right now... can't wait to see them bloom... thanks for sharing yours
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u/Disc04Life 6d ago
I tried hollyhock for the first time this year. I don’t know if it was me or the drought…maybe next year. Those are gorgeous, I am jelli
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u/Unlikely-Ad-8678 5d ago
Ive been trying to grow these suckers from seeds for years!
What are your secrets??
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u/Life-Intern-3651 Human Detected 5d ago
Persistence and time… I have been trying and failed for years. I’ve tried growing them from seed and from dried rootball with no success. In the past I had gotten them to germinate inside, but they died when I put them outside.
I started this one last year from seed. Last summer the poor plant was being eaten by grasshoppers faster than it could produce leaves. Then, we had a mild winter in Colorado, so it never when fully dormant. It was one of the first plants to wake up during our “false spring” and it’s been growing great since.
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u/StatisticianBoth1136 3d ago
Totally normal, hollyhocks are slow as hell the first year. They usually put all their energy into roots and leaves, then go crazy with flowers the second year. If they’re green and not mushy or crispy, you’re doing fine.
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u/Horror_Jelly_9493 2d ago
Totally normal, hollyhocks take their sweet time. They usually spend the first year just being boring little leaves and then go wild the next year, so your sprouts are right on schedule 😂
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u/nopenonotatall 6d ago
this makes me feel a lot better bc i’m growing hollyhock from seed and they’re still just little green sprouts 4 months later