Alcea ficifolia Happy Lights Strain
Fig-leaved hollyhock Happy Lights Strain, Antwerp hollyhock Happy Lights Strain, Alcea ficifolia 'Happy Lights'
Alcea Alcea
Happy Lights Strain _ Happy Lights Strain is an erect, clump-forming biennial or short-lived perennial with rounded, lobed, veined, dark green leaves and, in summer, long racemes of funnel-shaped flowers in shades of red, maroon, orange, pink, yellow, apricot, and white.
Alcea ficifolia Happy Lights Strain is: Deciduous
Clump-forming, Erect
Pink, Orange, Maroon, Yellow, Apricot, White, Red in Summer
Dark-green in Spring; Dark-green in Summer; Dark-green in Autumn
Capsid bug , Caterpillars , Flea beetles , Slugs Capsid bug , Caterpillars , Flea beetles , Slugs
Susceptible to a rust.
Cut back after flowering.
Seed should be sown in late winter/early spring with heat or in situ in midsummer and then transplanted in early autumn.
Seed
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Alcea ficifolia Happy Lights Strain (Fig-leaved hollyhock Happy Lights Strain) will reach a height of 2.4m and a spread of 0.5m after 2-5 years.
Coastal, Cottage/Informal, Beds and borders, Wallside and trellises
Grow in well-drained, moderately fertile soil in full sun. Staking advised (particularly in windy locations). Grow as an annual or biennial to control spread of hollyhock rust.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
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Alcea ficifolia Happy Lights Strain
Fig-leaved hollyhock Happy Lights Strain, Antwerp hollyhock Happy Lights Strain, Alcea ficifolia 'Happy Lights'
Alcea Alcea
Happy Lights Strain _ Happy Lights Strain is an erect, clump-forming biennial or short-lived perennial with rounded, lobed, veined, dark green leaves and, in summer, long racemes of funnel-shaped flowers in shades of red, maroon, orange, pink, yellow, apricot, and white.
Siberia
Deciduous
Clump-forming, Erect
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Pink, Orange, Maroon, Yellow, Apricot, White, Red in Summer
Dark-green in Spring; Dark-green in Summer; Dark-green in Autumn
Capsid bug , Caterpillars , Flea beetles , Slugs
Susceptible to a rust.
Cut back after flowering.
Seed should be sown in late winter/early spring with heat or in situ in midsummer and then transplanted in early autumn.
Seed
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Alcea ficifolia Happy Lights Strain (Fig-leaved hollyhock Happy Lights Strain) will reach a height of 2.4m and a spread of 0.5m after 2-5 years.
Coastal, Cottage/Informal, Beds and borders, Wallside and trellises
Grow in well-drained, moderately fertile soil in full sun. Staking advised (particularly in windy locations). Grow as an annual or biennial to control spread of hollyhock rust.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 10, Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5, Zone 4, Zone 3, Zone 2
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