Hollyhock is a native plant native to China, with a rich earthy taste and blooming in the childhood memories of many people.
How many friends have pulled the petals of hollyhocks off and pasted them on their own brain doors?
How many friends have plucked the young marshmallow fruit, peeled off the outer skin and ate the white flesh inside? It is said to be mixed with a slightly sweet grass flavor?
Today, this kind of native plant, which once bloomed in the countryside fields and behind the houses in front of the house, has become one of the most popular garden flowers. It is tall and upright, and the flowers bloom in bunches, which can be used as a linear flower material in gardening to form a gorgeous landscape, and can also quietly bloom in the wall and corner to bloom a flourishing and bright bouquet.
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hollyhock
Alcea rosea
Aliases: Ichijo Hong, DaShu Ji, Rong Kui
Family: Marshmallow genus of the family Mallow family
Special Expedition: Sophomore upright herbaceous, stock height 1-2 rice.
Flowering period: June-September
Flower color: single or heavy petals, there are purple, pink, red, white and other colors
Flower Language: Gentle
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Wild beauty flowers that bloom passionately
Hollyhocks are often placed in the hottest summer months, and they bloom on the stems with huge flowers against the sun, like a passionate beauty, and do not hesitate to show their beautiful posture.
So long summer, other flowers and grasses are recuperating, the stubborn skin of the marshmallow is still blooming diligently, stubble after stubble, deep and shallow, until the end of the summer, some varieties can even bloom until the end of autumn.
Pictured: Monet Garden
Hollyhocks bloom in bunches from the bottom up, and they are urgent and often bloom unexpectedly. Yesterday there were only three or two flowers, and the next day I saw that it was already in clusters.
The flowers are also very textured, not as soft as the moon flowers, nor as light as peach blossoms, as if they are made of silk paper or wrinkled paper.
Pictured: Trotting with Happiness (Taiyuan)
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The skin is solid as a weed, and one tree breeds one bush after another
Hollyhocks were originally born in the countryside and naturally did not receive any careful care. Fortunately, it is naturally skinny and can grow up without human care.
The fecundity is even more amazing, planting one tree and quickly growing into a bush. The seeds will also fall with the wind, inadvertently emerge from a certain angle, and in a few days they will grow tall and bloom full of flowers.
Pictured: Pears that love plants
After the flower is harvested, whether it is collected for seeding or left to be sown, a large piece of new hollyhock seedlings will be harvested. It can even be propagated by cuttings, splitting and other ways. Friends who want hollyhock blossoms into the sea, try it! This warm little cutie will surely live up to your expectations!
Marshmallow is suitable for ground cultivation, and some dwarf varieties can also be potted for maintenance. It does not pick the environment, although it likes to bathe in the sun, but it can also grow very well in the semi-shaded environment, and it can be planted in front of the house and behind the house. It also does not pick soil, is saline-tolerant, heat-resistant and hardy, and can be grown almost all over the country.
图：A little love
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Marshmallow planting god-level raiders
The cultivation of marshmallow is actually very simple, especially ground planting, almost do not care about it! It's a rough-grown skinned flower!
If it is a potted plant maintenance, you only need to pay attention to the following points, and you can easily blossom into bunches.
>>>> sowing time
The southern region is suitable for autumn sowing, that is, seeds are sown in August and September, and the flowers can be enjoyed in the summer of the second year after low temperature vernalization. The weather in the northern region is cool, and it is possible to sow seeds in the spring and bloom in the summer of that year.
>>>> potting soil configuration
Because the hollyhock plant type is tall and grows fiercely, it is best to choose a larger pot when planting pots, and plant one tree in a pot when transplanting and colonization. The soil requirements are not high, but the hollyhock is not tolerant to waterlogging, where there is more rain, it is still necessary to pay attention to loose and breathable when mixing the soil, and add some perlite and other particles in the ordinary garden soil to ensure good drainage.
Pictured: Ashley
>>>> fertilizer water management
Watering follows the principle of "no dry watering, watering is thorough", and the growth fertilizer can be applied every 7-10 days during the spring growth period, and the phosphorus and potassium fertilizer can be used to promote flowering when entering the flowering period.
>>>> trim height control
During the growth period of hollyhock, the old leaves at the bottom should be pruned in time, which not only reduces nutrient consumption, but also increases ventilation. If you don't want the hollyhock plant to be too tall, you can also dwarf the height of the plant by beating the top to form a better branch.
Pictured: Oops
It is easy to bear seeds after the hollyhock flowers, if you do not want to leave the seeds, you can cut off the residual flowers in time. Seeds that need to be harvested are harvested in time after they are ripe.
How's it going, excited?
If you want to plant, you can act now! Sowing a few seeds in autumn, enjoying a piece of flowers in summer, as the most beautiful local plant, hollyhocks really live up to expectations!