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Alcea ficifolia Happy Lights Strain (Fig-leaved hollyhock Happy Lights Strain)
1 hour care
per year
per year
2.4m
Max height
Max height
0.5m
Max spread
Max spread
2-5 years
To maturity
To maturity
Plant details
Botanical name
Alcea ficifolia Happy Lights Strain
Other names
Fig-leaved hollyhock Happy Lights Strain, Antwerp hollyhock Happy Lights Strain, Alcea ficifolia 'Happy Lights'
Genus
Alcea Alcea
Variety or Cultivar
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
Habit
Clump-forming, Erect
Flower
Pink, Orange, Maroon, Yellow, Apricot, White, Red in Summer
Foliage
Dark-green in Spring; Dark-green in Summer; Dark-green in Autumn
How to care
Watch out for
Specific pests
Capsid bug , Caterpillars , Flea beetles , Slugs Capsid bug , Caterpillars , Flea beetles , Slugs
Diseases
Susceptible to a rust.
General care
Pruning
Cut back after flowering.
Propagation
Seed should be sown in late winter/early spring with heat or in situ in midsummer and then transplanted in early autumn.
Propagation methods
Seed
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Where to grow
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.
Suggested uses
Coastal, Cottage/Informal, Beds and borders, Wallside and trellises
Cultivation
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.
Soil type
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Soil drainage
Well-drained
Soil pH
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Light
Full Sun
Aspect
South, West
Exposure
Exposed, Sheltered
UK hardiness Note: We are working to update our ratings. Thanks for your patience.
Hardy (H4)
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Botanical name
Alcea ficifolia Happy Lights Strain
Other names
Fig-leaved hollyhock Happy Lights Strain, Antwerp hollyhock Happy Lights Strain, Alcea ficifolia 'Happy Lights'
Genus
Alcea Alcea
Variety or Cultivar
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.
Native to
Siberia
Foliage
Deciduous
Habit
Clump-forming, Erect
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Colour
Flower
Pink, Orange, Maroon, Yellow, Apricot, White, Red in Summer
Foliage
Dark-green in Spring; Dark-green in Summer; Dark-green in Autumn
How to care
Watch out for
Specific pests
Capsid bug , Caterpillars , Flea beetles , Slugs
Diseases
Susceptible to a rust.
General care
Pruning
Cut back after flowering.
Propagation
Seed should be sown in late winter/early spring with heat or in situ in midsummer and then transplanted in early autumn.
Propagation methods
Seed
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Where to grow
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.
Suggested uses
Coastal, Cottage/Informal, Beds and borders, Wallside and trellises
Cultivation
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.
Soil type
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Soil drainage
Well-drained
Soil pH
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Light
Full Sun
Aspect
South, West
Exposure
Exposed, Sheltered
UK hardiness Note: We are working to update our ratings. Thanks for your patience.
Hardy (H4)
USDA zones
Zone 10, Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5, Zone 4, Zone 3, Zone 2
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